John Lancaster Spalding quotes - page 9

It is a large part of learning to know what one wants, and where it may be found in its most authentic form. (John Lancaster Spalding)
Thought from which no emotion springs is sterile. The knowledge that has no bearing on the conduct of life is vain. View quote
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However firmly thou holdest to thy opinions, if truth appears on the opposite side, throw down thy arms at once. View quote
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The smaller the company, the larger the conversation. View quote
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If thou hast sought happiness and missed it, but hast found wisdom instead, thou art fortunate. View quote
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They who can no longer unlearn have lost the power to learn. View quote
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The pessimist writes over the gates of life what the poet has inscribed on the portals of hell-”Abandon hope, ye who enter here.”. View quote
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