Quote #6769
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.
Quote #32654
History is little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes.
Quote #19306
As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly...
Quote #3589
No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris … no...
Quote #15996
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always...
Quote #3998
We can always take but never give.
Quote #6076
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and...
Quote #7354
Not every age is fit for childish sports.
Quote #28852
Contests allow no excuses, no more do friendships.
Quote #18298
To die will be an awfully big adventure.