Quote #16231
The sensibility of man to trifles, and his insensibility to great things, indicates a...
Quote #1823
What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.
Quote #9434
Latet anguis in herba. (There’s a snake hidden in the grass)
Quote #17492
He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for...
Quote #14103
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem,...
Quote #14496
We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies...
Quote #1189
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat...
Quote #17011
Robert E Lee didn’t make it the first time and Jefferson Davis took the...
Quote #13385
I don’t think anyone should write their autobiography until after they’re dead.
Quote #9440
Possunt quia posse videntur. (They can because they think they can, from The Aeneid)