Quote #5117
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be...
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Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does – except wrinkles. It’s true,...
Quote #14642
A healthy mind in a healthy body.
Quote #1187
Nature understands no jesting. She is always true, always serious, always severe. She is...
Quote #17335
At the close of life the question will be not how much have you...
Quote #14658
If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist...
Quote #21255
Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When...
Quote #14145
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Quote #11085
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what...