Quote #12552
Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain. (Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst...
Quote #7581
There is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be...
Quote #8763
A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose...
Quote #12198
Resolve to be thyself; and know, that he Who finds himself, loses his misery.
Quote #8334
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you...
Quote #19955
‘We are always doing’, says he, ‘something for Posterity, but I would fain see...
Quote #15763
Pride, like laudanun and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in...
Quote #1237
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a...
Quote #25131
Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the...
Quote #21137
Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve...