Quote #17723
There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think...
Quote #20530
For violence, like Achilles’ lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted.
Quote #22310
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the...
Quote #33879
The unnatural, that too is natural.
Quote #26029
A wise man keeps secrets in his heart a foolish man tells tales.
Quote #15987
People care more about being thought to have taste than about being good, clever,...
Quote #16045
He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but...
Quote #25948
The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something...
Quote #8605
The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the...
Quote #4272
The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at...