I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is…

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Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the...

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the...

The desire to write grows with writing.

The desire to write grows with writing.

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not...

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not...

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others...

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others...

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures,...

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures,...

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence.

It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence.

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown,...

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown,...

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing...

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing...

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

Time takes away the grief of men.

Time takes away the grief of men.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

I really thought we'd win that

I really thought we'd win that

We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an...

We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an...

War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions,...

War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions,...