Henry Home

Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression. ↗

— Henry Home

#solitude #business

A rich man cannot enjoy a sound mind nor a sound body without exercise and abstinence; and yet these are truly the worst ingredients of poverty. ↗

— Henry Home

#body #cannot #enjoy #exercise #ingredients

Luxury may possibly contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor. ↗

— Henry Home

#contribute #give #luxury #may #poor

The difficulty is not that great to die for a friend, the hard part is finding a friend worth dying for. ↗

— Henry Home

#difficulty #dying #finding #friend #great

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest! ↗

— Henry Home

#lives #loves #others #truly #who

Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression. ↗

— Henry Home

#deep #formed #impression #make #object