Quote #15135
The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
Quote #21278
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments...
Quote #9770
Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
Quote #14768
Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or...
Quote #21639
It is better to understand little than to understand a lot.
Quote #19720
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables...
Quote #25502
I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.
Quote #28311
How come, just as the rocket is launching, the astronauts don’t also shoot some...
Quote #15660
Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe...
Quote #6358
The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.