Quote #1713
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
Quote #6093
I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning,...
Quote #11181
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
Quote #29258
Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water. The other third is covered by...
Quote #13639
Those who stare at the past have their backs turned to the future.
Quote #21546
Life is too short for a long story.
Quote #18883
Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.
Quote #25564
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Quote #18452
I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the...
Quote #8146
Be not simply good – be good for something.