Quote #34201
He was then in his fifty-fourth year, when even in the case of poets...
Quote #2687
Was all this bloodshed and deceit – from Columbus to Cortes, Pizarro the Puritans...
Quote #14610
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Quote #12915
What is hope? nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least...
Quote #29069
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
Quote #17747
Some books are undeservedly forgotten none are undeservedly remembered.
Quote #11181
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
Quote #20562
Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope.
Quote #17068
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his...
Quote #14983
What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself...