Quote #7573
The best effect of any book is that it excites the reader to self-activity.
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There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know...
Quote #31397
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but...
Quote #8693
Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight...
Quote #5250
The tragedy of life is what dies in the hearts and souls of people...
Quote #27139
If one speaks or acts with a cruel mind, misery follows, as the cart...
Quote #27592
Help thyself, and God will help thee.
Quote #4834
My candle burns at both endsIt will not last the night;But ah, my foes,...
Quote #16962
The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers a war, a crusade,...
Quote #28619
It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when...