“It costs a beautiful person no exertion to paint her image on our eyes; yet how splendid is that benefit! It costs no more for a wise soul to convey his quality to other men.”
“Uses of Great Men,”
1850s, Representative Men (1850)
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American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882Related quotes
“Thou, O God, sellest us all benefits, at the cost of our toil....”
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 541.
“A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep her in paint and powder.”
Remarks to the Society of Sponsors, U.S. Navy, 13 February 1940
“We know the costs of Europe. What are the benefits?”
Quote by Nigel Farage on an article in The Sun, 1 August 2012. Record bill for EU is £19bn http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4465801/British-taxpayers-paid-a-record-192BILLION-to-the-EU.html
2012
An Old Man's Thoughts on Many Things, Of Education I
Context: Could not a boy be taught the elements of astronomy at the sole cost of using his eyes and his brain; taught slowly, certainly, and not wearied with too much at once? Some would learn more than others; but all would learn something. This is real science, real knowledge, which will make a boy wiser, and probably better too. He will learn to observe carefully, and not to be deceived, as we sometimes are, by appearances.
