Quote #27602
A great obstacle to happiness is to anticipate too great a happiness.
Quote #12722
For some not to be martyrs is martyrdom indeed.
Quote #10846
Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having...
Quote #432
Van Gogh became a painter because he had no ear for music.
Quote #28189
I don’t pretend to have all the answers. I don’t pretend to even know...
Quote #3532
That all our knowledge begins with experience, there is indeed no doubt….but although our...
Quote #2695
Of children as of procreation – the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense...
Quote #15509
A well cultivated mind is made up of all the minds of preceding ages;...
Quote #19622
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all...
Quote #14804
Something must be done when you find an opposing set of desires of this...