Quote #19018
I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.
Quote #14146
The best mirror is an old friend.
Quote #19914
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of...
Quote #7595
I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and...
Quote #2129
Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same...
Quote #4155
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to ourselves.
Quote #5689
Believe not much them that seem to despise riches, for they despise them that...
Quote #16026
Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, But rather that it...
Quote #17866
The stupid neither forgive nor forget the naive forgive and forget the wise forgive...
Quote #21097
Books are hindrances to persisting stupidity.