Quote #6923
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Quote #14428
It may well be doubted whether human ingenuity can construct an enigma… which human...
Quote #1650
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
Quote #33186
One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of...
Quote #16169
There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things...
Quote #8962
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being...
Quote #12783
Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.
Quote #26592
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if...
Quote #261
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of...
Quote #22292
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.