Quote #26107
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.
Quote #5576
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
Quote #17138
One is never as fortunate or as unfortunate as one thinks.
Quote #14781
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first...
Quote #8643
Cleverness is like a lens with a very sharp focus. Wisdom is more like...
Quote #22896
There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in...
Quote #12055
If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give...
Quote #10191
Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is...
Quote #17349
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.
Quote #16282
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are...