Quote #33496
A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.
Quote #3580
Few things in life are more embarrassing than the necessity of having to inform...
Quote #2385
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
Quote #776
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and...
Quote #23476
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the...
Quote #5529
The measuring rod of a civilization is the prosperity of the masses.
Quote #27084
Science conducts us, step by step, through the whole range of creation, until we...
Quote #10447
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world;...
Quote #12812
He who demands mercy and shows none burns the bridges over which he himself...
Quote #4364
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.