Quote #32193
Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word ‘academic’ in a pejorative sense...
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Prefer loss to the wealth of dishonest gain; the former vexes you for a...
Quote #18118
All human things are subject to decay,And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obeyThis Flecknoe...
Quote #4610
To add insult to injury.
Quote #8982
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a...
Quote #10126
There are no whole truths; all truths are half- truths. It is trying to...
Quote #33821
When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them...
Quote #398
Never trust a husband too far or a bachelor too near.
Quote #13397
Give me somewhere to stand, and I will move the earth.
Quote #31487
In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness do not value yourself upon an embroidered...