Edward F. Halifax

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#appear #does #dress #greater #luster

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#less #like #makes #merit #noise

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#him #long #may #person #prisoner

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#bought #cannot #create #else #gratitude

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#few #few things #leaves #nothing #poorly

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#generally #good #good company #guide #hope

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#go #ignorance #into #keeps #makes

Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#debts #men #never #opinions #repay

Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#anger #care #lady #men #most

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you. ↗

— Edward F. Halifax

#called #good #invisible #made #name