Quote #7161
Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the...
Quote #7917
Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.
Quote #15462
The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician...
Quote #7451
Nonsense and noise will oft prevail, when honour and affection fail.
Quote #11370
Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own...
Quote #2598
The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the...
Quote #23791
We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything.
Quote #23789
There is no substitute for hard work.
Quote #26605
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To...
Quote #6523
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone...