Quote #6223
Do not speak of repulsive matters at table.
Quote #31335
I died a mineral, and became a plant. I died a plant and rose...
Quote #3077
Carlyle said, “A lie cannot live”; it shows he did not know how to...
Quote #13013
I live for books.
Quote #12047
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to...
Quote #709
We are the total of our longings.
Quote #13623
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Quote #26530
A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should...
Quote #28814
History is the discovering of the constant and universal principles of human nature.
Quote #8548
He that plants trees loves others beside himself.