Quote #23514
Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.
Quote #3035
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen...
Quote #25956
The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery...
Quote #20565
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
Quote #16135
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
Quote #25315
The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life...
Quote #5546
We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us...
Quote #5116
If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend...
Quote #16111
A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.
Quote #23849
Speech is the mirror of the mind.