Quote #23642
Malice drinks one half of its own poison.
Quote #12350
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Quote #6372
Each painting has its own way of evolving…When the painting is finished, the subject...
Quote #5653
Society, my dear, is like salt water, good to swim in but hard to...
Quote #33702
The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.
Quote #31397
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but...
Quote #17899
Familiarity breeds contempt – and children.
Quote #5871
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning...
Quote #3184
It is often pleasant to stone a martyr, no matter how much we admire...
Quote #26617
Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.