Quote #9190
The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became...
Quote #8592
Consult your dragon before you wager his hide.
Quote #26970
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once...
Quote #13804
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little...
Quote #23045
People far prefer happiness to wisdom, but that is like wanting to be immortal...
Quote #18748
There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons– That oppresses, like the Heft Of...
Quote #3700
A sympathetic Scot summed it all up very neatly in the remark, “You should...
Quote #12488
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
Quote #33304
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Quote #309
Like having your own licence to print money.