Quote #21219
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Quote #19529
I was taught very early that I would have to depend entirely upon myself...
Quote #14950
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.
Quote #19902
A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room...
Quote #33937
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
Quote #25798
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Quote #17104
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
Quote #20108
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong...
Quote #32913
When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason...
Quote #2274
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London,...