Quote #14705
Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do;...
Quote #19782
To have doubted one’s own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
Quote #19768
The only means of strengthening one’s intellect is to make up one’s mind about...
Quote #22869
But then peace, peace I am so mistrustful of it so much afraid that...
Quote #13041
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me...
Quote #4683
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought...
Quote #825
In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the...
Quote #3541
Nature gets credit which should in truth be reserved for ourselves: the rose for...
Quote #24519
They can expect nothing but their labour for their pains.
Quote #13995
I have learned, in whatever state I am ,therewith to be content.