Quote #11862
I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery.
Quote #1936
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the...
Quote #25129
Think on this doctrine,–that reasoning beings were created for one another’s sake that to...
Quote #4072
What we do is less than a drop in the ocean. But if it...
Quote #31082
Though thou has never so many counselors, yet do not forsake the counsel of...
Quote #19753
The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.
Quote #7558
It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after.
Quote #19237
We are each of us angels with only one wing. And we can only...
Quote #1059
He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
Quote #22743
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow...