Quote #24138
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then...
Quote #12350
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Quote #27865
As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the...
Quote #4915
The end crowns all, And that old common arbitrator, Time, Will one day end...
Quote #21349
One of the great attractions of patriotism — it fulfills our worst wishes. In...
Quote #15183
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Quote #22642
Either war is obsolete or men are.
Quote #13681
They can because they think they can.
Quote #11393
Cheese, wine, and a friend must be old to be good.
Quote #21941
Usenet is like Tetris for people who still know how to read.