Quote #7080
The mind is slow to unlearn what it learnt early.
Quote #1815
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Quote #10947
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Quote #12573
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one...
Quote #26107
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.
Quote #28670
Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the Seed of an...
Quote #9791
Any man with a moderate income can afford to buy more books than he...
Quote #15993
Vanity makes us do more things against inclination than reason.
Quote #14776
A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured...
Quote #26378
Carthago delenda est. (Carthage must be destroyed.)