Quote #521
Egotism — usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.
Quote #17532
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the...
Quote #29388
Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several–from foolish vanity,...
Quote #2978
I am a deeply superficial person.
Quote #28157
If your friend is already dead, and being eaten by vultures, I think it’s...
Quote #28855
At the moment of death I hope to be surprised.
Quote #4583
We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.
Quote #20460
We are sometimes made aware of a kindness long passed, and realize that there...
Quote #5838
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
Quote #15045
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until...