Quote #9006
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself,...
Quote #6606
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey ‘people.’ People say...
Quote #10766
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
Quote #21287
We should manage our fortunes as we do our health – enjoy it when...
Quote #10978
Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
Quote #2124
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to...
Quote #803
Take your life in your own hands and what happens A terrible thing no...
Quote #20728
Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.
Quote #12737
To live outside the law you must be honest.