Quote #8703
…obstacles do not exist to be surrendered to, but only to be broken.
Quote #18761
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane...
Quote #26024
I see no wisdom in saving up indignation for a rainy day.
Quote #8672
Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own...
Quote #26968
Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon...
Quote #27036
You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can...
Quote #23138
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts.
Quote #17354
The man who acts never has any conscience no one has any conscience but...
Quote #24866
Everyman’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.
Quote #11199
To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy —...