Quote #1438
This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.
Quote #3512
Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.
Quote #15969
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Quote #9949
Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals...
Quote #4181
There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty.
Quote #8544
If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor if according to...
Quote #16680
The dog that fetches will also carry. (Translation If someone reveals another’s secrets to...
Quote #17332
In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake....
Quote #11637
It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backward.
Quote #21684
A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favorable wind.