Quote #6686
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
Quote #2733
The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that...
Quote #7978
Of ten parts a man enjoys one only, but a woman enjoys the full...
Quote #4654
People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse...
Quote #21965
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though...
Quote #28303
Whenever anyone says ‘I can’t,’ it makes me wish he’d get stung to death...
Quote #22814
Our own heart, and not other men’s opinion, form our true honor.
Quote #5061
Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can...
Quote #261
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of...
Quote #27957
In science, ‘fact’ can only mean ‘confirmed to such a degree that it would...