Quote #1951
The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but...
Quote #16766
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch...
Quote #12496
Major writing is to say what has been seen, so that it need never...
Quote #25274
The best audience is intelligent, well-educated, and a little drunk.
Quote #747
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims...
Quote #2273
Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your...
Quote #30629
The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a...
Quote #3688
No Voice; but oh! the silence sank like music on my heart.
Quote #21106
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into...
Quote #27977
The chimerical pursuit of perfection is always linked to some important deficiency, frequently the...