Quote #1875
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Quote #29388
Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several–from foolish vanity,...
Quote #26533
Indecision regarding the choice among pleasures temporarily robs a man of inner peace. After...
Quote #27789
The most radical division that it is possible to make of humanity is that...
Quote #22746
It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living...
Quote #3389
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
Quote #281
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears...
Quote #31989
Rumor is not always wrong. – from Life of Agricola
Quote #26269
We presuppose two things that there is yet to be learned infinitely more than...
Quote #28999
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.