George William CurtisThinkers

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

The Book is an ever-burning lamp of accumulated wisdom.

A Civilization's advancement can be measured by its estimate of women.

A Country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle... and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

Criticism is not construction, it is observation.

Imagination is as good as many voyages - but how much cheaper.

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper.

Love is the coldest of critics.

Prussia is great because her people are intelligent. They know the alphabet. The alphabet is conquering the world.

The World is not made for the prosperous alone, nor for the strong.