Quote #894
A candour affected is a dagger concealed.
Quote #15786
Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed...
Quote #8259
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
Quote #20873
The sands are number’d that make up my life.
Quote #18226
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore,...
Quote #5402
I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
Quote #26802
These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is...
Quote #15541
Though a good motive cannot sanction a bad action, a bad motive will always...
Quote #14359
The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things–the power to tell...
Quote #10212
On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and...