Quote #7787
No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is...
Quote #2431
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
Quote #6105
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
Quote #1169
Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards.
Quote #12950
Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an...
Quote #2274
Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered
Quote #9641
I was so free with him as not to mince the matter.
Quote #17104
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say...
Quote #19022
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
Quote #10353
Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right,...