All papas and mammas have exactly that sort of sight which distinguishes objects at a distance clearly, while they need spectacles to see those under their very noses. — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
A human heart is a skein of such imperceptibly and subtly interwoven threads that even the owner of it is often himself at a… — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
If country life be healthful to the body, it is no less so to the mind. — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
The perception of the beautiful is gradual, and not a lightning revelation; it requires not only time, but some study. — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait. — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
Trifling favors are readily acknowledged, though cheaply esteemed; but important ones are most rarely remembered. — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
“A teacher is like a candle that lights others by consuming itself.” — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
Travelers describe a tree in the island of Java whose pestiferous exhalations blight every tiny blade of grass within the compass of its shade.… — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
Stories first heard standing at a mother's knee, are never wholly forgotten, — a little spring that never quite dries up in our journey… — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
