An Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards. Votes: 21
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces. Votes: 12
Wisdom grows in quiet places. Votes: 0
A youth's knowledge is like a cheap shotgun-likely to do as much damage to the owner as to the game. Votes: 0
The monk that invented gunpowder did as much to stop war as did all the sermons of his brethren. Votes: 0
The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father. Votes: 0
Humility is pride in God. Votes: 0
A politician is like quicksilver: if you try to put your finger on him, you find nothing under it. Votes: 0
The fear we throw about danger is always as disproportionate as a paternal shirt on an infant. Votes: 0
Better a bald head than none at all. Votes: 0
Patience has tender feet. Votes: 0
You cannot build up a character in a solitude; you need a formed character to stand a solitude. Votes: 0
There is more in the education of children than the everlasting iteration of the word "don't!" Votes: 0
The hardest fact in the world to accept is the inevitable mixture of evil with good in all things. Votes: 0
Nations die first in the big cities. Votes: 0
If the poet would avoid pepsis in his patients, his scalpel must be as clean as the surgeon's. Votes: 0
Most mysteries are soluble in time. Votes: 0
Love dwindles by pairing. Votes: 0
Life is being, not having. Votes: 0
You can buy life only with life. Votes: 0
Patience is moral elasticity. Votes: 0