No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear has charmed the soul of the siren. — Henry Taylor Charm Copy Share Image
Conscience is, in most men, an anticipation of the opinions of others. — Henry Taylor Anticipation Copy Share Image
The philosophy which affects to teach us a contempt of money does not run very deep; for, indeed, it ought to be… — Henry Taylor Clear Copy Share Image
His foodWas glory, which was poison to his mindAnd peril to his body. — Henry Taylor Body Copy Share Image
I have not skillFrom such a sharp and waspish word as "No"To pluck the sting. — Henry Taylor Pluck Copy Share Image
He who gives only what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice. — Henry Taylor Essence Copy Share Image
Shy and unready men are great betrayers of secrets: for there are few wants more urgent for the moment than the want… — Henry Taylor Betrayal Copy Share Image
Wisdom is corrupted by ambition, even when the quality of the ambition is intellectual. For ambition, even of this quality, is but… — Henry Taylor Ambition Copy Share Image
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry. — Henry Taylor Advancement Copy Share Image
...and for that they were rich,/And robbed the poor; and for that they were strong,/And scourged the weak; and for that they… — Henry Taylor Blood Copy Share Image
We figure to ourselves The thing we like; and then we build it up, As chance will have it, on the rock… — Henry Taylor Bark Copy Share Image
Prodigality is indeed the vice of a weak nature, as avarice is of a strong one; it comes of a weak craving… — Henry Taylor Avarice Copy Share Image
When you give, therefore, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give. — Henry Taylor Credit Copy Share Image
A secret may be sometimes best kept by keeping the secret of its being a secret. It is not many years since… — Henry Taylor Employed Copy Share Image
There is no such test of a man's superiority of character as in the well-conducting of an unavoidable quarrel. — Henry Taylor Character Copy Share Image
Of all the uses of adversity which are sweet, none are sweeter than those which grow out of disappointed love. — Henry Taylor Adversity Copy Share Image
The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means. — Henry Taylor Art Copy Share Image
He that lacks time to mourn, lacks time to mend: Eternity mourns that. 'Tis an ill cure For life's worst ills to… — Henry Taylor Cures Copy Share Image
Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character.… — Henry Taylor Character Copy Share Image
If you know how a man deals with his money, how he gets it, spends it, keeps it, shares it, you know… — Henry Taylor Deals Copy Share Image
