Quote #13126
One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by...
Quote #23143
The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar minds — success.
Quote #12078
I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass...
Quote #23179
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and...
Quote #6172
Things could always be worse; for instance, you could be ugly and work in...
Quote #25430
Honesty rare as a man without self-pity, kinders as large and plain as a...
Quote #6320
The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.
Quote #23235
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely...
Quote #15688
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science...
Quote #24788
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.