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No man ever...

No man ever...

No man ever quite believes in any other man.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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The chief knowledge...

The chief knowledge...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very few of them are worth...

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The great social...

The great social...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty...

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The principle of...

The principle of...

The principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It is a pacific...

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Expect the best,...

Expect the best,...

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Source:...

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Poetry is a...

Poetry is a...

Poetry is a comforting piece of fiction set to more or less lascivious music.

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Opera in English,...

Opera in English,...

Opera in English, is about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

Source: The Frank...

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In everything that...

In everything that...

In everything that relates to science, I am a whole Encyclopaedia behind the rest of the...

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The vices of...

The vices of...

The vices of some men are magnificent.

Source: In

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A vow is...

A vow is...

A vow is a snare for sin.

Source:
-- Samuel Johnson, (Sep 18 1709-1784),...

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I have found...

I have found...

I have found you an argument; I am not obliged to find you understanding.

Source:...

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Good communication is...

Good communication is...

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.

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Never trust a...

Never trust a...

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.

Source: The Rubaiyat of a...

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ACQUAINTANCE, n. A...

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A...

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of...

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CERBERUS, n. The...

CERBERUS, n. The...

CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance -- against whom or what does not clearly...

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I believe the...

I believe the...

I believe the twenty-four hour day has come to stay.

Source: A Christmas Garland,...

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The dullard's envy...

The dullard's envy...

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad...

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William James: Men habitually use...

William James: Men habitually use...

Men habitually use only a small part of the powers which they possess and which they might use under appropriate...

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Francis Bacon: Books are the...

Francis Bacon: Books are the...

Books are the ships which pass through the vast sea of time.

Source: In Webster's...

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Eldridge Cleaver: And we had...

Eldridge Cleaver: And we had...

And we had thought that our hard climb out of that cruel valley led to some cool, green, and peaceful, sunlit place...

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