Quote #1497
Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only...
Quote #6393
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
Quote #7857
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Quote #17966
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
Quote #8106
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.
Quote #12727
Fortune is a giver and a taker.
Quote #11199
To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy —...
Quote #24809
I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen...
Quote #21229
Natural abilities are like natural plants they need pruning by study.
Quote #17027
Knowledge is like money the more he gets, the more he craves.