Quote #5423
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to plague us.
Quote #13927
If you lived in the Dark Ages, and you were a catapult operator, I...
Quote #10333
Think on this doctrine,–that reasoning beings were created for one another’s sake that to...
Quote #15686
Continental people have sex-lives the English have hot-water bottles.
Quote #4760
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of...
Quote #9953
Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip...
Quote #19587
Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
Quote #10978
Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
Quote #15409
Be ashamed to die unless you have won some victory for humanity.
Quote #9943
An intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes...