Quote #15414
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even...
Quote #1073
Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge...
Quote #1979
Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.
Quote #10961
Compulsion cannot produce virtue; it can only produce the outward semblance of virtue.
Quote #2649
Henry James chews more than he bites off.
Quote #15442
To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people....
Quote #32947
In the choice of a horse and a wife, a man must please himself,...
Quote #4790
In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not the...
Quote #3290
In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top.
Quote #27173
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact....