Quote #10164
Courage consists of the power of self-recovery.
Quote #17745
It was no Insurrection or Rebellion, or even Civil War in any proper sense...
Quote #8890
Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
Quote #8838
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.
Quote #19862
There is nothing so ridiculous but some philosopher has said it.
Quote #16041
I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the...
Quote #6470
Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the...
Quote #19209
To my daughter Leonora without whose never failing sympathy and encouragement this book would...
Quote #8545
Liesure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.
Quote #12285
It is not observed in history that families improve with time.