Quote #6657
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise...
Quote #4404
Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks. (tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
Quote #5552
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but...
Quote #15217
We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
Quote #11381
There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts being...
Quote #8010
I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even...
Quote #10151
People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.
Quote #5299
And since you know you cannot see yourself, so well as by reflection, I,...
Quote #6584
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though...
Quote #21601
Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you...