Quote #24533
I say that good painters imitated nature but that bad ones vomited it.
Quote #15494
Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, control youth, and delights old age.
Quote #672
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Quote #7770
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
Quote #14557
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.
Quote #25039
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything...
Quote #1819
I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me...
Quote #7367
You will find it a very good practice always to verify your references sir.
Quote #1866
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
Quote #13095
The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who...