Quote #6463
We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much,...
Quote #16235
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It...
Quote #1309
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
Quote #15728
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also...
Quote #29620
Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until...
Quote #25404
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so...
Quote #21479
The most violent element in society is ignorance.
Quote #20490
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved...
Quote #5571
While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till...
Quote #6857
If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.