Quote #2553
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
Quote #13944
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares...
Quote #20610
Some men see things as they are and ask, ‘why’ I dream things that...
Quote #14783
Society is now one polished horde, — Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores...
Quote #7243
The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight.
Quote #21564
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent doing what is impossible for talent...
Quote #26951
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.
Quote #12398
The glory of friendship is not the outstreched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor...
Quote #4557
It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.
Quote #15814
The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more...