Quote #5101
For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill...
Quote #16075
The living is a species of the dead and not a very attractive one.
Quote #11563
What each must seek in his own life never was on land or sea....
Quote #3398
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of illusions.
Quote #13219
It’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind...
Quote #4812
We are sometimes made aware of a kindness long passed, and realize that there...
Quote #18327
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of...
Quote #4242
Wealth may be an ancient thing, for it means power, it means leisure, it...
Quote #1014
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
Quote #7507
When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that...