Quote #24722
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many...
Quote #3294
Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.
Quote #13988
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Quote #21773
Speak of the devil and he appears.
Quote #21317
A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations...
Quote #7043
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and...
Quote #24438
Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved....
Quote #3031
A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence.
Quote #19745
Learn to be pleased with everything with wealth, so far as it makes us...
Quote #7565
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled...