Quote #21558
A belief is not true because it is useful.
Quote #29094
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can...
Quote #23045
People far prefer happiness to wisdom, but that is like wanting to be immortal...
Quote #19178
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
Quote #12244
Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It...
Quote #22381
No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a...
Quote #9054
In every bit of honest writing in the world, there is a base theme....
Quote #25415
Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won...
Quote #17988
Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.
Quote #2931
He grounds the warship he walks on.