Quote #5814
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of...
Quote #3346
Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.
Quote #3579
Because he did not have time to read every new book in his field,...
Quote #23772
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any...
Quote #1404
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Quote #21358
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it...
Quote #16217
The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
Quote #23261
I do not mind lying but I hate inaccuracy.
Quote #7717
Assume a virtue, if you have it not.
Quote #11212
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell...