Quote #1540
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel...
Quote #18480
Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.
Quote #15970
People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as...
Quote #14407
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
Quote #11601
Doubt is a feeling too lonely to know that faith is its twin.
Quote #29636
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as...
Quote #17799
A man with a new idea is a crank — until the idea succeeds.
Quote #7455
Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.
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It was a cold, bright day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.
Quote #7311
Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.