Quote #1761
Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.
Quote #7768
Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.
Quote #28213
I bet if you were a mummy wrapper in ancient Egypt, on thing you...
Quote #19096
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
Quote #6305
Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.
Quote #12023
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
Quote #8559
It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from...
Quote #4711
There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men...
Quote #14970
Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there is one, he...
Quote #17729
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.