Quote #583
Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.
Quote #1866
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
Quote #1596
Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of...
Quote #27742
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Quote #9987
So long as there are men there will be wars.
Quote #15842
It is a very lonely life that a man leads, who becomes aware of...
Quote #5359
Was it doubted that those who corrupt their own bodies conceal themselves?
Quote #26968
Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon...
Quote #31639
When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the...
Quote #26588
The maxim of the British people is ‘Business as Usual.’