Quote #19229
One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of...
Quote #653
Universities are of course hostile to geniuses, which, seeing and using ways of their...
Quote #18822
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad...
Quote #10764
But screw up your courage to the sticking place, And we’ll not fail.
Quote #6676
Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that...
Quote #7043
An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.
Quote #2783
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but...
Quote #18897
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Quote #7114
Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. Equilibrium is pragmatic. You have to get everything...
Quote #11194
There’s no fool like an old fool — you can’t beat experience.