Quote #384
Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.
Quote #19019
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity...
Quote #19827
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
Quote #14162
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward...
Quote #14773
The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be,...
Quote #4255
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and...
Quote #23708
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity,...
Quote #23912
He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor...
Quote #10052
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices –...
Quote #23554
We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own.