Quote #16388
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns.
Quote #17106
To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that...
Quote #3998
Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.
Quote #7640
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but...
Quote #15082
There is a terrible war coming, and these young men who have never seen...
Quote #5833
Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy and the...
Quote #5853
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs...
Quote #11088
To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.
Quote #563
Life is a progress, and not a station.
Quote #17674
Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, ease after war, death after life does...