Quote #31492
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Quote #27362
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility.
Quote #25729
I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike-and I don’t...
Quote #17
In my wide association in life, meeting with many and great men in various...
Quote #10249
Take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then say...
Quote #10640
Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.
Quote #21060
If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl,...
Quote #20725
Music makes one feel so romantic – at least it always gets on one’s...
Quote #7764
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
Quote #2683
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater...