Quote #18484
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Quote #30935
Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.
Quote #1932
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
Quote #6883
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you...
Quote #8233
One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary...
Quote #19968
True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise...
Quote #913
Trapped, like a trap in a trap.
Quote #29177
A university anywhere can aim no higher than to be as British as possible...
Quote #30697
Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control...
Quote #34080
Engineering is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of...