Quote #11828
In great attempts, it is even glorious to fail.
Quote #976
That ready wit, which you so partially allow me, … may create many admirers;...
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Days change so many things — yes, hours — we see so differently in...
Quote #13865
Common sense is not so common.
Quote #12323
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.
Quote #1706
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible...
Quote #17435
Talents are best nurtured in solitude character is best formed in the stormy billows...
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I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble...
Quote #19751
An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.
Quote #21979
It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.