Quote #4411
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to...
Quote #25008
It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take...
Quote #19453
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation...
Quote #8429
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to...
Quote #22099
Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet
Quote #6514
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Quote #27074
There is a kind of pleasure which comes from sacrilege or the profanation of...
Quote #26826
The man who rolls up his sleeves seldom loses his shirt.
Quote #825
In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the...
Quote #8601
Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced...