Quote #17926
The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we...
Quote #12972
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual...
Quote #2165
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed...
Quote #15482
Those that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country,...
Quote #10618
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.
Quote #7690
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
Quote #11647
The power to tax, once conceded, has no limits; it contains until it destroys.
Quote #27910
I never put on a pair of shoes until I’ve worn them at least...
Quote #5904
Arms are instruments of ill omen. . . . When one is compelled to...