Quote #18882
It is a commonplace that the history of civilisation is largely the history of...
Quote #500
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
Quote #18400
The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does...
Quote #29788
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
Quote #883
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies;...
Quote #15366
Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties and causes...
Quote #16993
Wit makes its own welcome and levels all distinctions.
Quote #7572
Books are hindrances to persisting stupidity.
Quote #1583
The animals of the planet are in desperate peril… Without free animal life I...
Quote #4604
Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.