Quote #22302
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
Quote #9958
Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be...
Quote #18324
I call that mind free which jealously guards its intellectual rights and powers, which...
Quote #32852
I see knowledge increasing and human power increasing. I see ever-increasing possibilities before life,...
Quote #5187
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears...
Quote #33407
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword.
Quote #1799
Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
Quote #11603
…my dear boy, no woman is a genius. They are a decorative sex. They...
Quote #31858
Lord, how the day passes It’s like a life–so quickly when we don’t watch...
Quote #32747
Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they...