John Sterling

Of all the tyrants the world affords our own affections are the fiercest lords.

There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self consciousness.

Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

Colors answer feeling in man shapes answer thought and motion answers will.

Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.

Man is a substance clad in shadows.

The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.

Emotion turning back on itself and not leading on to thought or action is the element of madness.

Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it.

Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.