Quote #33481
The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There...
Quote #12484
Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book.
Quote #25595
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a...
Quote #26428
In the end, everything is a gag.
Quote #25392
Strength is a matter of the made-up mind.
Quote #25713
Mistakes live in the neighbourhood of truth and therefore delude us.
Quote #17942
Consider pleasures as they depart, not as they come.
Quote #16991
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a...
Quote #33158
One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.
Quote #10074
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.