We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.

He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and...

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and...

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of...

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of...

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your...

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your...

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind...

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind...

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety...

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety...

The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the...

The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the...

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at...

Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at...

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke...

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke...

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.

The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be...

The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be...