Quote #27296
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
Quote #1059
He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
Quote #27178
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip little by little...
Quote #21496
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few...
Quote #21248
Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down...
Quote #14958
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their...
Quote #13411
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good...
Quote #13836
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing...
Quote #4534
One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which...
Quote #6770
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.