Quote #13923
How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens...
Quote #2074
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.
Quote #32753
Mighty are the winds of time, which sweep away the despair of a broken...
Quote #6835
A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with...
Quote #23105
The true, strong, and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great...
Quote #16676
When I am dead, I hope it is said, ‘His sins were scarlet, but...
Quote #22948
It’s not enough that I should succeed — others should fail.
Quote #17960
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
Quote #769
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
Quote #19300
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of illusions.