Quote #17479
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Quote #3265
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is blissfully ignorant.
Quote #2008
France was a long despotism tempered by epigrams.
Quote #19103
If I am not worth the wooing, I am surely not worth the winning.
Quote #11287
Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even...
Quote #3629
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Quote #2440
I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful...
Quote #7146
Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.
Quote #33899
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you...
Quote #32940
Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the...