Quote #25992
The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely...
Quote #16675
The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.
Quote #8587
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. [In regione caecorum...
Quote #15340
In jealousy there is more of self-love, than of love to another.
Quote #19956
What pity is it that we can die but once to serve our country
Quote #9775
I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird...
Quote #17444
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may...
Quote #3929
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth–anonymously and posthumously.
Quote #22121
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Quote #6812
The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.