Quote #24119
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that ‘achievement is...
Quote #3480
Through and through the world is infested with quantity. To talk sense is to...
Quote #19056
Me, we. (Supposedly the shortest quote in the English language delivered at a Harvard...
Quote #25332
I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I...
Quote #20100
Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks. (tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without...
Quote #6573
Eduaction is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to...
Quote #18217
I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.
Quote #1777
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve...
Quote #16636
Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in...