Quote #1692
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
Quote #13053
If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.
Quote #9593
Every pursuit is great when greatly pursued.
Quote #17171
A sign of a celebrity is that his name is often worth more than...
Quote #2552
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval
Quote #5306
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not...
Quote #7983
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the ordinary.
Quote #4650
His only fault is that he has no fault.
Quote #8920
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
Quote #27404
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is...