Quote #18528
‘At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,’ said the gentleman, taking up...
Quote #14950
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.
Quote #7694
It is not growing like a tree in bulk doth make man better be;...
Quote #13850
The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
Quote #19747
The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except...
Quote #30188
There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea...
Quote #2898
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought...
Quote #3556
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like...
Quote #5577
While the fates permit, live happily; life speeds on with hurried step, and with...
Quote #5207
If you are a terror to many, then beware of many.