Quote #28491
Probably the most distinctive characteristic of the successful politician is selective cowardice.
Quote #20973
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Quote #31659
Nothing ever gets settled in this town. … a seething debating society in which...
Quote #30007
Only the most foolish of mice would hide in a cat’s ear, but only...
Quote #15212
All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health,...
Quote #23987
Isn’t it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties...
Quote #18680
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
Quote #2410
Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing. Conscience is the trade-name of the...
Quote #17053
The first and most important thing of all, at least for writers today, is...
Quote #31178
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible,...