Quote #2082
Philanthropy is the refuge of rich people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.
Quote #20822
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition oft got without merit, and lost...
Quote #6368
The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.
Quote #8732
But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty...
Quote #13752
When people have no other tyrant, their own public opinion becomes one.
Quote #27374
He who can suppress a moment’s anger may prevent a day of sorrow.
Quote #29868
Any clod can have the facts having opinions is an art.
Quote #2765
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs...
Quote #2515
Decency…must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who...
Quote #15677
There are two classes of poets – the poets by education and practice, these...