Quote #22121
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Quote #2146
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Quote #10417
Go tell the Spartans, Passerby, That here, obedient to their laws, We lie.
Quote #13685
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Quote #17560
None can love freedom heartily but good men the rest love not freedom, but...
Quote #30183
A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought...
Quote #30903
The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.
Quote #17221
Thought is the labour of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.
Quote #5228
The greatest giver of alms is cowardice.
Quote #6285
Like an ability or a muscle, hearing your inner wisdom is strengthened by doing...