Quote #19276
Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
Quote #15329
It is better to obey the mysterious direction, without any fuss, when it points...
Quote #22749
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins...
Quote #22185
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy
Quote #33935
The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his...
Quote #16845
To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole...
Quote #17836
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much if he is...
Quote #21389
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue...
Quote #18005
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several...
Quote #24086
We often choose a friend as we do a mistress — for no particular...