Quote #22141
Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish but wish...
Quote #9637
There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command,...
Quote #20241
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
Quote #1875
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Quote #17732
Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.
Quote #28650
Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.
Quote #6765
He talked with more claret than clarity.
Quote #29412
Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.
Quote #27632
The historian must have some conceptions of how men who are not historians behave.
Quote #21918
We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They...