Quote #13915
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot
Quote #13865
Common sense is not so common.
Quote #7576
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
Quote #27165
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne’er succeed.
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The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not sufficient...
Quote #5268
The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.
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Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own...
Quote #31575
Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which...
Quote #20520
Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were...
Quote #17161
Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems...