Quote #4933
The attempt and not the deed Confounds us.
Quote #19965
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,...
Quote #738
My friends, your people have both intellect and heart; you use these to consider...
Quote #2928
I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if...
Quote #5662
You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.
Quote #3423
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and...
Quote #5802
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a...
Quote #12511
Probably all laws are useless, for good men do not want laws at all,...
Quote #7082
The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.
Quote #15545
To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself,...