"Anger, even when it punishes the faults of……" — George William Curtis
"Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just what it does cruelly."
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George William Curtis
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34 Quotes by George William Curtis
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Patriotism is the vital condition of national permanence.
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Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper.
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While we read history we make history.
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Our great social and political advantage is opportunity.
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The sure foundations of the state are laid in knowledge, not in ignorance; and every sneer at education, at culture,…
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I think that to have known one good, old man-one man, who, through the chances and mischances of a long…
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Patriotism, or the peculiar relation of an individual to his country, is like the family instinct. In the child it…
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Dreams come true if you survive the hard times!
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There is very little moral mixture in the 'Antislavery' feeling of this country. A great deal is abstract philanthropy; part…
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Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.
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Life is a rich strain of music, suggesting a realm too fair to be.
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Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the…
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No one loves the man whom he fears.
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What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful…
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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