Quote #8594
There is no genius free from some tincture of madness.
Quote #17546
To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social...
Quote #4904
For violence, like Achilles’ lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted.
Quote #10841
As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countance of his friend.
Quote #18410
No good plan survives contact with the enemy.
Quote #13550
All fingers are not alike, If you cut bigger ones to make all equal...
Quote #6470
Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the...
Quote #19350
I don’t know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather...
Quote #13736
I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks, yes, you can talk,...
Quote #20948
The only way most people recognize their limits is by trespassing on them.