Quote #17824
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever...
Quote #3290
In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top.
Quote #22110
Men are equal it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
Quote #17830
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take...
Quote #25023
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd....
Quote #28701
Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer...
Quote #9714
The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
Quote #8269
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and...
Quote #7093
The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the...
Quote #7044
That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.