Quote #2536
A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
Quote #24744
Bronze is the mirror of the form wine, of the heart.
Quote #26979
He was a genius – that is to say, a man who does superlatively...
Quote #25363
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing...
Quote #17203
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry,...
Quote #16951
I am sure of this, that by going much alone a man will get...
Quote #366
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Quote #10410
It is mathematics that offers the exact natural sciences a certain measure of security...
Quote #662
The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.
Quote #7374
The brightest crowns that are worn in heaven have been tried, and smelted, and...