Quote #34853
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
Quote #1016
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any...
Quote #11142
A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by...
Quote #18887
To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
Quote #9478
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;...
Quote #25784
We must laugh at man, to avoid crying for him.
Quote #26830
There never was night that had no morn.
Quote #15870
A good inclination is but the first rude draught of virtue, but the finishing...
Quote #4458
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes...
Quote #5082
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure.