Quote #1652
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose – a...
Quote #5619
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
Quote #14259
Words lead to deeds…. They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it...
Quote #26107
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.
Quote #10120
The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life...
Quote #22450
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
Quote #967
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the...
Quote #7914
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
Quote #19219
Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.
Quote #25241
It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can...