Quote #5451
When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
Quote #14956
You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he...
Quote #759
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
Quote #15431
I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake–which...
Quote #12148
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
Quote #8555
Everywhere I go I find a poet has been there before me.
Quote #20427
We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.
Quote #18173
With foxes we must play the fox.
Quote #33883
Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he...
Quote #15949
Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall,...