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Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon: The true way...

Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon: The true way...

The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.

Source: In...

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Douglas MacArthur: Life is a...

Douglas MacArthur: Life is a...

Life is a lively process of becoming.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: All warfare is...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: All warfare is...

All warfare is based on deception.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed....

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Daniel Defoe: He bade me...

Daniel Defoe: He bade me...

He bade me observe it, and I should always find, that the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower...

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Jean Jacques Rousseau: A man who...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: A man who...

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Source: In...

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Stephen Leacock: A half truth,...

Stephen Leacock: A half truth,...

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries...

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Arthur Schomburg: The modern school...

Arthur Schomburg: The modern school...

The modern school without systematic lectures turns out many graduates who lack retention. No sooner has the sound of...

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Benjamin Jowett: Nowhere probably is...

Benjamin Jowett: Nowhere probably is...

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard - both as regards the...

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Sarah Louise Delany: Life is short,...

Sarah Louise Delany: Life is short,...

Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet.

Source: In Words to Make My...

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Gilbert Highet: The aim of...

Gilbert Highet: The aim of...

The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They find one single explanation of the world, one...

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Addison Gayle, Jr: The extent of...

Addison Gayle, Jr: The extent of...

The extent of the cultural strangulation of Black literature by white critics has been the extent to which they have...

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Carl Sagan: If you wish...

Carl Sagan: If you wish...

If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

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Carl Sagan: The uniqueness of...

Carl Sagan: The uniqueness of...

The uniqueness of humans has been claimed on many grounds, but most often because of our tool-making, culture,...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The desire of...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The desire of...

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the...

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Horatio Nelson: When I came...

Horatio Nelson: When I came...

When I came to explain to them the 'Nelson Touch', it was like an electric shock. Some shed tears, all approved - 'It...

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Daniel Defoe: He bade me...

Daniel Defoe: He bade me...

He bade me observe it, and I should always find, that the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower...

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Margot Asquith: It is always...

Margot Asquith: It is always...

It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race...

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Van Wyck Brooks: If men were...

Van Wyck Brooks: If men were...

If men were basically evil, who would bother to improve the world instead of giving it up as a bad job at the...

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Naomi Weisstein: Except for their...

Naomi Weisstein: Except for their...

Except for their genitals, I don't know what immutable differences exist between men and women. [U]ntil social...

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Marita Bonner: You wonder and...

Marita Bonner: You wonder and...

You wonder and you wonder until you wander out into Infinity, where - if it is to be found anywhere - Truth really...

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