Quote #1707
In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has...
Quote #19693
After three days men grow weary of a wench, a guest, and rainy weather.
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Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For the...
Quote #6785
The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances...
Quote #21636
One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past or in complaining against...
Quote #12911
If I should die, I have left no immortal work behind me – nothing...
Quote #27270
If a man harbors any sort of fear, it … makes him landlord to...
Quote #21551
You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself.
Quote #22293
When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
Quote #27045
Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and...