Quote #14951
If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects...
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‘Let thine occupations be few,’ saith the sage, ‘if thou wouldst lead a tranquil...
Quote #10912
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the...
Quote #13462
It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is...
Quote #10418
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
Quote #11569
Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. (Indeed, wretched the man whose fame...
Quote #25611
Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.
Quote #27982
Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private...
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I was raised almost entirely on turnips and potatoes, but I think that the...
Quote #34296
Authenticity matters little, though our willingness to accept legends depends far more upon their...