Quote #22292
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
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It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity...
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The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is...
Quote #3831
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn...
Quote #5762
The more opinions you have, the less you see.
Quote #7986
Curiosity was a form of lust, a wandering cupidity of the eye and the...
Quote #16635
I have found out in later years that we were very poor, but the...
Quote #13594
Ideals are like stars. You will not succeed in touching them with your hands....
Quote #29348
If you must choose between two paths, either of which will bring death and...
Quote #24930
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current...