Quote #1652
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose – a...
Quote #13782
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under...
Quote #23625
We become wiser by adversity prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
Quote #8469
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
Quote #24953
Never utter these words ‘I do not know this, therefore it is false.’ One...
Quote #22569
At last is Hector stretch’d upon the plain,Who fear’d no vengeance for Patroclus slainThen,...
Quote #14444
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Quote #12385
True strength lies in gentleness.
Quote #26759
Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out...
Quote #26599
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.