Quote #9113
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Quote #5006
In crises the most daring course is often safest.
Quote #15147
I am no more humble than my talents require.
Quote #665
Adopt the pace of nature.
Quote #20882
It’s so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn’t it
Quote #19829
In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found...
Quote #3537
The only religious way to think of death is as a part and parcel...
Quote #18929
History is always best written generations after the event, when clouded fact and memory...
Quote #13599
Free advice is worth the price.
Quote #18440
He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.