Quotes for All
Euphonic and harmonious expressions, forcible and just expressions, profound and comprehensive expressions, and especially apt and witty expressions, each have their specific influence upon different minds, and their common influence upon all minds…. It is therefore high time our most valuable aphorisms and paragraphs were put in order for frequent perusal, and for handy reference, … Read more
It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and so becoming useless. Charles Simmons
Determination is power. If the prospect be dark, kindle up the fire of resolution that nothing but death can extinguish. Charles Simmons
A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor. Charles Simmons
Self-approbation, when founded in truth and a good conscience, is a source of some of the purest joys known to man. Charles Simmons
For the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame. Charles Simmons
Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep. Charles Simmons
Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities. Charles Simmons
Good Humor is the best shield against the darts of satirical raillery Charles Simmons
No man has a right to do as he pleases, except when he pleases to do right. Charles Simmons