Quote #3992
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep;...
Quote #12184
I cannot believe that the purpose of life is (merely) to be happy. I...
Quote #14953
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Quote #3893
Only exceptionally rational men can afford to be absurd.
Quote #6747
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and...
Quote #7717
Assume a virtue, if you have it not.
Quote #16485
Life is a library owned by an author. It has a few books which...
Quote #31190
American life is a powerful solvent. It seems to neutralise every intellectual element, however...
Quote #21997
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.
Quote #21319
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has...