David Brin, on power and corruption Quote #8188 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 It is said that power corrupts, but actually it?s more true that power attracts...
Rebecca West Quote #9018 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize...
Georges Clemenceau Quote #35 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.
Thomas Hardy Quote #28475 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 A man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.
Miguel de Cervantes, Exemplary Novels (1613) Quote #7952 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 I say that good painters imitated nature; but that bad ones vomited it.
Mark Twain, Notebooks (1935) Quote #8288 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew...
Samuel Johnson Quote #14560 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.
Petrarch Quote #34443 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
Edward Gibbon Quote #1377 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must...
Lynn Hall, Where Have All the Tigers Gone?, 1989 Quote #1565 Author admin Date October 28, 2013 We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves.