Quote #14621
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue...
Quote #7768
Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.
Quote #22823
Watching football is like watching pornography. There’s plenty of action, and I can’t take...
Quote #12500
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the...
Quote #20870
In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.
Quote #21234
By far the best proof is experience.
Quote #8651
We mortals with immortal minds are only born for sufferings and joys, and one...
Quote #19968
True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise...
Quote #14809
The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.
Quote #328
Anybody remotely interesting is mad, in some way or another.