Quote #5656
Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
Quote #4101
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives
Quote #10241
It was a saying of Demetrius Phalereus, that ‘Men having often abandoned what was...
Quote #6387
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Quote #6809
Difficulties are things that show what men are.
Quote #18615
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must...
Quote #5062
Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what...
Quote #17605
A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And...
Quote #18606
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
Quote #21380
Property left to a child may soon be lost but the inheritance of virtue–a...