Quote #14412
He only profits from praise who values criticism.
Quote #15438
Life is too short to be taken seriously.
Quote #33313
There’s not much to be said about the period except that most writers don’t...
Quote #30212
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it’s so...
Quote #19548
Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand.
Quote #14259
Words lead to deeds…. They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it...
Quote #17195
I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
Quote #5343
She had wit, she had grace, she had beauty; But above all, she had...
Quote #34737
Life here is so elemental. So real. Without the interference of civilization you can...
Quote #10953
Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everyone else.