Quote #29431
A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope,...
Quote #17380
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
Quote #33524
True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.
Quote #20488
What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet...
Quote #24752
Only when man’s life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that...
Quote #17975
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.
Quote #9406
Calendars are for careful people, not passionate ones.
Quote #5606
A satirist is a man who discovers unpleasant things about himself and then says...
Quote #6532
Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principle one was that they escaped...
Quote #11324
All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and...