Quote #15665
The essence of success is that it is never necessary to think of a...
Quote #20329
To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one ‘O...
Quote #570
What greater pain could mortals have than this To see their children dead before...
Quote #11147
Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double...
Quote #17674
Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, ease after war, death after life does...
Quote #14867
It’s all in the day’s work, as the huntsman said when the lion ate...
Quote #15073
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.
Quote #17085
If you can’t be funny, be interesting.
Quote #8504
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.