Quote #2570
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Quote #34353
I conceive the essential task of religion to be to develop the consciences, the...
Quote #24507
Tell me thy company, and I will tell thee what thou art.
Quote #12660
Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and...
Quote #11369
Blood is inherited and virtue is acquired.
Quote #31856
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them,...
Quote #11932
There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments...
Quote #11737
You have never done enough, so long as it is still possible that you...
Quote #18745
Because I could not stop for Death — He kindly stopped for me —...
Quote #30445
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.