Quote #2775
The English country gentleman galloping after a fox – the unspeakable in full pursuit...
Quote #1822
Chastity: the most unnatural of the sexual perversions.
Quote #150
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has...
Quote #12993
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.
Quote #6520
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that...
Quote #89
Brass bands are all very well in their place – outdoors and several miles...
Quote #8209
The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
Quote #26937
Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch’entrate. (Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here)
Quote #11868
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach...
Quote #8679
If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused...