Quote #19276
Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
Quote #18818
He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.
Quote #8047
Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.
Quote #18335
How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist...
Quote #19955
‘We are always doing’, says he, ‘something for Posterity, but I would fain see...
Quote #8246
Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.
Quote #28499
There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings...
Quote #6719
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny...
Quote #16576
I won’t have you electioneering on my doorstep. Every time you get in trouble...
Quote #28235
My new millionaire idea is one regular shoe and one ‘swollen’ shoe, for when...