Quote #35
War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.
Quote #31130
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
Quote #31260
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird, and...
Quote #21519
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and...
Quote #6075
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
Quote #13954
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Quote #28342
When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or...
Quote #389
An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and...
Quote #4959
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
Quote #19022
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity