Quote #6178
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation...
Quote #22749
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins...
Quote #34481
You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they...
Quote #24546
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man...
Quote #21412
Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want...
Quote #4840
Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and...
Quote #12710
Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of...
Quote #5412
It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward.
Quote #10473
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and...
Quote #17131
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.