Quote #16045
He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but...
Quote #30963
Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all.
Quote #14766
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these...
Quote #20538
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you...
Quote #18374
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it...
Quote #25430
Honesty rare as a man without self-pity, kinders as large and plain as a...
Quote #26702
They throw Winfield out at second, but he’s safe.
Quote #31344
Most turkeys taste better the day after my mother’s tasted better the day before.
Quote #33523
If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life...
Quote #8605
The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the...