Hannah More idézet

“Small habits well pursued betimes
May reach the dignity of crimes.”

“To those who know thee not, no words can paint!
And those who know thee, know all words are faint!”

“Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles springs.”

“In men this blunder still you find,—
All think their little set mankind.”

“The keen spirit
Seizes the prompt occasion, makes the thought
Start into instant action, and at once
Plans and performs, resolves and executes!”

“… There's a joy,
To the fond votaries of fame unknown,
To hear the still small voice of conscience speak
In whisp'ring plaudit to the silent soul.”

“It is not so important to know everything as to appreciate what we learn.”

“A crown! what is it?
It is to bear the miseries of a people!
To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents,
And sink beneath a load of splendid care!”