Quote #8601
Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced...
Quote #15135
The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
Quote #11233
A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.
Quote #29125
I keep my eyes clear and I hit ‘em where they ain’t.
Quote #16291
There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool.
Quote #6278
The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.
Quote #4163
For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few...
Quote #16803
We don’t bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation...
Quote #22602
Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that...
Quote #27189
It could be that our faithlessness is a cowering cowardice born of our very...