Quote #6770
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
Quote #32267
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to...
Quote #13694
Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.
Quote #12799
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Quote #24080
I don’t measure America by its achievement but by its potential.
Quote #27551
There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn’t be. He...
Quote #13835
It is no use saying, “We are doing our best.” You have got to...
Quote #31071
Language study is a route to maturity. Indeed, in language study as in life,...
Quote #6128
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
Quote #11329
At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40...