Quote #2631
Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course...
Quote #13933
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Quote #24696
If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As...
Quote #15973
When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens...
Quote #694
Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
Quote #20703
For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill...
Quote #6922
Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long.
Quote #11368
Blind belief is dangerous.
Quote #4511
The freedom of poetic license.
Quote #30428
Poorly written novels–no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters–are not...