Quote #768
No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are...
Quote #18981
Study men, not historians.
Quote #17976
I have gained this by philosophy that I do without being commanded what others...
Quote #15399
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign...
Quote #4953
I have heard of your paintings too, well enough; God has given you one...
Quote #7188
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to...
Quote #18678
The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
Quote #2414
The scenery in the play was beautiful, but the actors got in front of...
Quote #24057
Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.
Quote #15044
False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true...