Quote #2516
‘At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,’ said the gentleman, taking up...
Quote #5954
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted...
Quote #607
Insist on yourself never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with...
Quote #3736
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo...
Quote #4848
What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet...
Quote #474
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.
Quote #21290
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t a good sign, even in the...
Quote #4819
We seem but to linger in manhood to tell the dreams of our childhood,...
Quote #16242
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from...
Quote #12027
A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.