Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.
Theodore ParkerAll men need something to poetize and idealize their life a little-something which they value for more than its use, and which is a symbol of their emancipation from the mere materialism and drudgery of daily life.
Theodore ParkerWit has its place in debate; in controversy it is a legitimate weapon, offensive and defensive.
Theodore ParkerMan is the highest product of his own history. The discoverer finds nothing so grand or tall as himself, nothing so valuable to him. The greatest star is at the small end, of the telescope,--the star that is looking, not looked after nor looked at.
Theodore Parker