Quote #6197
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find...
Quote #28445
We may pretend that we’re basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole...
Quote #23214
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and...
Quote #24156
We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death....
Quote #29592
The best love affairs are those we never had.
Quote #295
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
Quote #1013
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
Quote #9619
The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all...
Quote #14
Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that...
Quote #3290
In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top.