Quote #15951
He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for...
Quote #14917
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
Quote #25798
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Quote #6897
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem–neat, plausible, and wrong.
Quote #9338
The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else....
Quote #9630
No sadder proof can be given by man of his own littleness than disbelief...
Quote #3151
Where desire writhed there stands a stone; the change was sudden and complete.
Quote #4207
There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.There is no greater guilt than discontentment.And...
Quote #29313
When a person identifies himself with a group his critical faculties are diminished and...
Quote #17550
If I were to begin life again, I should want it as it was....