Quote #5557
The best effect of any book is that it excites the reader to self-activity.
Quote #2149
It is odd but agitation or contest of any kind gives a rebound to...
Quote #4528
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody...
Quote #1934
I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother...
Quote #10650
There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write...
Quote #2220
It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you...
Quote #664
So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much...
Quote #12576
Fanaticism is just one step away from barbarism.
Quote #19738
The world loves to be deceived.
Quote #12334
It’s counter to common sense, but common sense is only based on a very...