Quote #970
Thought is the labour of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.
Quote #16265
Who knows why we live, and struggle, and die… Wise men write many books,...
Quote #2735
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal...
Quote #2380
Modesty and unselfishness–these are the virtues which men praise–and pass by.
Quote #21032
Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The...
Quote #873
Our minds are lazier than our bodies.
Quote #3381
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Quote #7920
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.
Quote #18277
Life was made to be enjoyed as well as endured.
Quote #2477
Happy If I saw myself dressed like that, I’d have to kick my own...