Quote #22271
How many crimes are committed simply because their authors could not endure being wrong.
Quote #18509
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Quote #3743
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit...
Quote #18710
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act
Quote #30428
Poorly written novels–no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters–are not...
Quote #6616
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has...
Quote #25675
Marriage means expectations and expectations mean conflict.
Quote #15337
Practical observation commonly consists of collecting a few facts and loading them with guesses.
Quote #6562
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
Quote #2231
Man is the only animal that blushes — or needs to.