Quote #14469
We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
Quote #12310
Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch’entrate. (Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here)
Quote #20664
The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left–the...
Quote #15923
How glorious it is – and also how painful – to be an exception.
Quote #14006
Old age equalizes- we are aware that what is happening to us has happened...
Quote #625
It is very hard to be simple enough to be good.
Quote #18755
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
Quote #16738
If you wish good advice, consult an old man.
Quote #18609
People have declaimed against luxury for 2000 years, in verse and in prose, and...
Quote #4352
What is left when honor is lost