Quote #23227
It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate – to...
Quote #27447
I used to think that the Civil War was our country’s greatest tragedy, but...
Quote #1757
I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.
Quote #25363
To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing...
Quote #25317
Half of the world’s misery comes from ignorance. The other half comes from intelligence.
Quote #24438
Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved....
Quote #13854
What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth:...
Quote #13846
Where observation is concerned, chance favors only the prepared mind.
Quote #10574
It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it...
Quote #34126
Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.