Quote #9597
The life of the law has not been logic but experience.
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Those who set out nobly to be their brother’s keeper sometimes end up by...
Quote #24846
Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.
Quote #26395
It takes all sorts to make a world.
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There are three cures for ennui: sleep, drink and travel.
Quote #20528
Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the...
Quote #16028
The main source of our wealth is goodness. The affections and the generous qualities...
Quote #24027
The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their right names.
Quote #21544
Prudent people are very happy ’tis an exceeding fine thing, that’s certain, but I...
Quote #17684
I kep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew) Their names are...