Quote #4094
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
Quote #11844
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part...
Quote #1206
“Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
Quote #18830
Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God.
Quote #17004
In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has...
Quote #14776
A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured...
Quote #16693
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.
Quote #32445
War doesn’t determine who is right, only who is left.
Quote #7131
What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of...
Quote #6986
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.