Quote #21361
When one’s ill or unhappy, one needs something outside oneself to hold one up....
Quote #11723
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is...
Quote #31688
To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social...
Quote #26375
That is happiness to be dissolved into something complete and great.
Quote #34135
Be not ashamed of thy virtues honor’s a good brooch to wear in a...
Quote #27215
Blushing is the color of virtue.
Quote #13984
The gods too are fond of a joke.
Quote #25646
Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly...
Quote #13699
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, “It...
Quote #11217
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.