Quote #15823
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.
Quote #27087
It used to take courage–indeed, it was the act of courage par excellence–to leave...
Quote #5004
I am a part of all I have seen.
Quote #25370
Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express...
Quote #19956
What pity is it that we can die but once to serve our country
Quote #31653
One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.
Quote #17804
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and...
Quote #3179
There ought to be a room in every house to swear in.
Quote #9472
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a...
Quote #7384
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.