Quote #27176
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...
Quote #11976
Life, at best, is completely unpredictable.
Quote #2146
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Quote #16667
Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing...
Quote #3476
Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.
Quote #21638
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor...
Quote #1263
Sweet is revenge – especially to women.
Quote #13972
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without...
Quote #27395
Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success.
Quote #10827
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes...