Quote #2431
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
Quote #8447
Good sense is, of all things among men, the most equally distributed: for every...
Quote #26661
A man’s life is interesting primarily when he has failed –I well know. For...
Quote #21760
It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.
Quote #14766
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these...
Quote #26322
‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty’ he asked. ‘Begin at the beginning,’ the...
Quote #28984
Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness — happiness is a sort of...
Quote #16342
To compare is not to improve.
Quote #1913
A plan is just a tangent vector on the manifold of reality.
Quote #22053
Talk of joy there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes...