You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another;…

Quote by Giovanni Boccaccio

Topics: Clarity Quotes, Mind Quotes, Power Quotes

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they...

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they...

Do as we say, and not as we do.

Do as we say, and not as we do.

People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to...

While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to...