A Settlement is above all a place for enthusiasms, a spot to which those who have a passion for the equalization of human joys and... opportunities are early attracted.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
O charitable philosopher, I beg you to help me. My mind is weak but my soul is strong. Kindle that soul, and the sacred fire shall... never be extinguished.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Young men are as apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are to think themselves sober enough. They look upon spirit t...o be a much better thing than experience, which they call coldness. They are but half mistaken; for though spirit without experience is dangerous, experience without spirit is languid and defective.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Spirit is now a very fashionable word: to act with Spirit, to speak with Spirit, means only to act rashly, and to talk indiscreetl...y. An able man shows his Spirit by gentle words and resolute actions; he is neither hot nor timid.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness a...nd with fervour.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »