Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In between lies art.

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

All wealth is the product of labor.