Quote #769
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
Quote #24711
The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar minds — success.
Quote #18939
To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
Quote #26124
I was no petty thief, I wanted the world or nothing.
Quote #28931
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring...
Quote #24247
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one learned in school.
Quote #29768
Man is always more than he can know of himself consequently, his accomplishments, time...
Quote #5214
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad, obnoxious, or unjust laws...
Quote #24977
Action without a name, a ‘who’ attached to it, is meaningless.