Some few have a natural talent for office-bolding; very many for office-seeking. — James Ellis Natural Copy Share Image
Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from them. — James Ellis Beehives Copy Share Image
Dexterity is one of the chief weapons of diplomacy; governments rely more upon the supremacy of this instrument, when in the hands… — James Ellis Chiefs Copy Share Image
True loyalty consists not in bowing the knee to earthly greatness, or in heroic deeds to "gild the kingly knave, or garnish… — James Ellis Character Copy Share Image
Maxims are often quoted by those who stand in more need of their application. — James Ellis Application Copy Share Image
Our own actions are the accidents of fortune that we sometimes place to the credit of luck or misfortune. — James Ellis Accidents Copy Share Image
Man's birth is a lottery; it may be in the pleasant home of ease and affluence, or in the hut of poverty;… — James Ellis Affluence Copy Share Image
Twilight is like death; the dark portal of night comes upon us, to open again in the glorious morning of immortality. — James Ellis Dark Copy Share Image
Angels worship God with purity and love; men, with fear and trembling. — James Ellis And love Copy Share Image
We can all be heroes in our virtues, in our homes, in our lives. — James Ellis Character Copy Share Image
Among all the accomplishments of life none are so important as refinement; it is not, like beauty, a gift of Nature, and… — James Ellis Accomplishment Copy Share Image
A knowledge of general literature is one of the evidences of an enlightened mind; and to give an apt quotation at a… — James Ellis Advantage Copy Share Image
Style in painting is the same as in writing,-a power over materials, whether words or colors. — James Ellis Color Copy Share Image
Let us lend cheerfully, for the time is pretty sure to come when we will wish to borrow. — James Ellis Lending Copy Share Image
To the lazy man the world appears bereft of all blessings; if poor, he has no friends; if rich, he has no… — James Ellis Aim Copy Share Image
It is a sure sign of a mind not balanced as it ought to be, when it is insensible to the pleasures… — James Ellis Balanced Copy Share Image
Our leisure is the time the Devil seizes upon to make us work for him; and the only way we can avoid… — James Ellis Conscription Copy Share Image
