Quote #24589
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to...
Quote #11924
I have never examined the subject of humor until now. I am surprised to...
Quote #19537
As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men’s minds more seriously than...
Quote #28953
I have this theory – that if we’re told we’re bad, then that’s the...
Quote #32641
To hold a pen is to be at war.
Quote #7896
Most new books are forgotten within a year, especially by those who borrow them.
Quote #14438
Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature...
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Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly...
Quote #4171
We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.
Quote #10806
Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.