Quote #7129
So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible, though ultimately valuable that...
Quote #17558
… If weakness may excuse, What Murderer, what Traitor, Parricide, Incestuous, sacrilegious, but may...
Quote #19047
We talk on principle, but we act on interest.
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There’s a very fine line between a groove and a rut a fine line...
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Wealth is not without its advantages, and the case to the contrary, although it...
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks...
Quote #4631
Virtue extends our days: he live two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
Quote #13577
Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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I doubt whether the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise than the...
Quote #27015
Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.