Quote #13788
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain...
Quote #19123
Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking.
Quote #22796
If you would stand well with a great mind, leave him with a favorable...
Quote #20314
History teaches us that when a barbarian race confronts a sleeping culture, the barbarian...
Quote #18655
The eyes believe themselves the ears believe other people.
Quote #21259
The secret of happiness is something to do.
Quote #23995
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We...
Quote #27174
Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it, for it is ice-cold...
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I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me...
Quote #31296
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.