Quote #11980
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find it out.
Quote #7014
There is nothing so ridiculous absurd* but some philosopher has said it.
Quote #6871
The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances...
Quote #3491
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
Quote #17186
I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.
Quote #12428
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown...
Quote #6328
The fear of becoming a ‘has-been’ keeps some people from becoming anything.
Quote #12885
By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analysing the...
Quote #10400
The conformation of his mind was such that whatever was little seemed to him...
Quote #15266
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.