Quote #16366
The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of...
Quote #21355
There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and...
Quote #7555
The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest...
Quote #2974
Virtue is its own punishment.
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My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. (On succeeding Richard M Nixon...
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When in doubt, do without.
Quote #16871
Character is what can do without success.
Quote #14595
The crux… is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems...
Quote #3988
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it...
Quote #9765
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.