Quote #19212
Silence is one great art of conversation.
Quote #3782
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense...
Quote #6912
Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.
Quote #8095
Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people....
Quote #11
Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to...
Quote #26372
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to...
Quote #15643
A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down...
Quote #24615
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Quote #7014
A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old...
Quote #8770
The downside to being better than everyone is that people seem to think you...