Quote #18217
I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.
Quote #10851
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and...
Quote #19952
I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the...
Quote #27977
The chimerical pursuit of perfection is always linked to some important deficiency, frequently the...
Quote #17135
We are never so happy or unhappy as we think.
Quote #25156
In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided...
Quote #20084
Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.
Quote #15655
None has more frequent conversations with a disagreeable self than the man of pleasure;...
Quote #22088
The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get...
Quote #13382
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.