Man is an animal that cannot long be left in safety without occupation; the growth of his fallow nature is apt to run into weeds.
The malignity that never forgets or forgives is found only in base and ignoble natures, whose aims are selfish, and whose means are indirect, cowardl… - George Stillman Hillard
The malignity that never forgets or forgives is found only in base and ignoble natures, whose aims are selfish, and whose means are indirect, cowardl…
- George Stillman Hillard
The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation. - George Stillman Hillard
The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation.
For my boyhood's friend hath fallen, the pillar of my trust, The true, the wise, the beautiful, is sleeping in the dust. - George Stillman Hillard
For my boyhood's friend hath fallen, the pillar of my trust, The true, the wise, the beautiful, is sleeping in the dust.
There are pictures by Titian so steeped in golden splendors, that they look as if they would light up a dark room like a solar lamp. - George Stillman Hillard
There are pictures by Titian so steeped in golden splendors, that they look as if they would light up a dark room like a solar lamp.
Misfortunes have their dignity and their redeeming power. - George Stillman Hillard
Misfortunes have their dignity and their redeeming power.
A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its desolate apartments. - George Stillman Hillard
A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its desolate apartments.
Sunsets in themselves are generally superior to sunrises; but with the sunset we appreciate images drawn from departed peace and faded glory. - George Stillman Hillard
Sunsets in themselves are generally superior to sunrises; but with the sunset we appreciate images drawn from departed peace and faded glory.
Excellence in art is to be attained only by active effort, and not by passive impressions; by the manly overcoming of difficulties, by patient strugg… - George Stillman Hillard
Excellence in art is to be attained only by active effort, and not by passive impressions; by the manly overcoming of difficulties, by patient strugg…
There are no eyes so sharp as the eyes of hatred. - George Stillman Hillard
There are no eyes so sharp as the eyes of hatred.
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