Quote #2808
Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.
Quote #33942
Know’st thou the land where the lemon-trees bloom, Where the gold orange glows in...
Quote #15026
There is no legitimacy on earth but in a government which is the choice...
Quote #5531
Most people live ninety percent in the past, seven percent in the present, and...
Quote #27824
True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.
Quote #13989
I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I...
Quote #23210
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness.
Quote #7677
By courage I repel adversity. (Adversa Virtute Repello)
Quote #13970
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered — either by themselves or by others.
Quote #30517
We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are...