Quote #384
Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.
Quote #1335
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
Quote #12548
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the...
Quote #28281
Even though I was their captive, the Indians allowed me quite a bit of...
Quote #25798
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Quote #4668
A fat paunch never breeds fine thoughts.
Quote #10771
First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your...
Quote #24711
The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar minds — success.
Quote #127
Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought—particularly...
Quote #8873
Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.