Quote #2726
Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.
Quote #19479
Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron.
Quote #31053
Above all things, be not made an ass to carry the burdens of other...
Quote #34533
Son, always tell the truth. Then you’ll never have to remember what you said...
Quote #29893
God knows that a mother needs fortitude and courage and tolerance and flexibility and...
Quote #15114
Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the...
Quote #2202
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.
Quote #14799
It is better to live richly than to die rich.
Quote #7673
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return the better to...
Quote #21692
Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct...