Quote #8611
Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before...
Quote #9507
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
Quote #28667
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak...
Quote #17866
Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned. – Notebook, 1898
Quote #8312
Hell is other people.
Quote #32533
If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that...
Quote #29707
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
Quote #25400
What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists…and...
Quote #8567
Thou shall not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, thou shall steal and thou...
Quote #7174
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles…respect for human life, the punishment...