Quote #1047
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
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All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever...
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How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is To have a thankless child
Quote #8082
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
Quote #15907
“Know thyself,” said the old philosopher, “improve thyself,” saith the new. Our great object...
Quote #29496
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Quote #23841
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel...
Quote #16533
Dalton’s records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II...
Quote #12543
Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your...
Quote #33896
Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early...