Quote #2682
Life is either always a tight-rope or a featherbed. Give me a tight-rope.
Quote #17804
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and...
Quote #19495
Every man serves a useful purpose A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.
Quote #1926
I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it,...
Quote #129
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes...
Quote #19041
I look into their eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them...
Quote #6873
Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.
Quote #676
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which...
Quote #26250
. . . I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than...
Quote #8877
If one speaks or acts with a cruel mind, misery follows, as the cart...