Quote #301
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.
Quote #10468
Knowledge is true opinion.
Quote #5802
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a...
Quote #5335
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.
Quote #16963
Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted,...
Quote #16978
So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much...
Quote #15353
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge...
Quote #2452
People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Quote #9519
What is not nailed down is mine. Anything that I can pry loose was...
Quote #15698
Emile Zola was a poor student at his school at Aix. We are all...