Quote #18217
I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.
Quote #19866
To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that...
Quote #5870
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of...
Quote #25974
Life-the way it really is-is a battle not between Bad and Good but between...
Quote #4518
Men willingly believe what they wish.
Quote #5620
Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.
Quote #5871
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning...
Quote #21508
To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie...
Quote #690
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater...
Quote #9856
George Washington had a vision for this country. Was it three days of uninterrupted...