Of all man's work of art, a cathedral is greatest. 25 A vast and majestic tree is greater than that. Ward Beecher.
Of all men, a philosopher should be no swearer; for an oath, which is the end of controversies in law, cannot determine any here, where reason only must induce. Sir Thomas Browne.
Of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, / Save, save, O save me from the candid friend! Canning.
Of all pleasures, the fruit of labour is the sweetest. Vauvenargues.
Of all points of faith the being of a God is encompassed with most difficulty, and yet borne in upon our minds with most power. John Newman.
Of all rights of man, the right of the ignorant 30 man to be guided by the wiser, to be gently or forcibly held in the true course by him, is the indisputablest. Carlyle.
Of all studies, study your present condition. Pr.
Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world,—though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst,—the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! Sterne.
Of all the characters of cruelty, I consider that as the most odious which assumes the garb of mercy. Fox.
Of all the great masters, there is not one who did not paint his own present world, plainly and truly. Ruskin.