Quote #9083
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.
Quote #28764
The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.
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“What made the deepest impression upon you?” inquired a friend one day of Lincoln,...
Quote #20038
I love tranquil solitude And such society As is quiet, wise, and good.
Quote #14721
It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to...
Quote #33973
To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state.
Quote #11181
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
Quote #21705
The greatest penalty of evildoing – namely, to grow into the likeness of bad...
Quote #27878
Love builds highways out of dead ends.
Quote #3008
The Irish are a fair people – they never speak well of one another