Quote #23074
A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.
Quote #11364
Beware the flatterer: he feeds you with an empty spoon.
Quote #31894
A diplomat… is a person who can tell you to go to hell in...
Quote #24499
Little said is soonest mended.
Quote #23433
‘I wish life was not so short,’ he thought. ‘Languages take such a time,...
Quote #2769
Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.
Quote #22288
Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.
Quote #22771
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in...
Quote #449
I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble...
Quote #6252
One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely...