Quote #1794
Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained...
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The great thought, the great concern, the great anxiety of men is to restrict,...
Quote #20900
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with,...
Quote #5297
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without...
Quote #13825
Sometimes I think the so-called experts actually ARE experts.
Quote #5972
It is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with...
Quote #11106
To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is...
Quote #2835
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of...
Quote #6729
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.
Quote #6071
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and...