...I feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perp...lexities; but, whatever occurs, may justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue ...and the performance of virtuous actions.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Robert: It's been quite an adventure, our life together. Jane: A great adventure, Robert. Anxious sometimes and sad. Sometime...s unbelievably happy. And thank God, never dull or sordid.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him, but because--desp...ite all the angry, anxious thoughts in his mind to which the fairy tale gives body and specific content--these stories always result in a happy outcome, which the child cannot imagine on his own.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to enquire--in the midst of myriads of the living & the dead worlds, s...tars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Fathers can seem powerful and overwhelming to their daughters. Let her see your soft side. Express your feelings and reactions. Te...ll her where you came from and how you got there. Let her see that you have had fears, failures, anxious times, hurts, just like hers, even though you may look flawless to her.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.... The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you g...ood thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »