Quotes Library

March 26, 2025

The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and poet, The Conduct of Life (1860) ‘Worship’, Jay p.133

Are you always too eager in seeking the good opinion of others, selling yourself a bit too earnestly? Be careful.

Worse still—as an elderly nun once advised—“Beware the ‘holy’ ones.”

July 3, 2025

8 months ago

Every government is a device by which a few control the actions of many…on both sides at the moment

February 3, 2025

1 year ago

Revolution: n., a bursting of the boilers which usually takes place when the safety valve of public discussion is closed.

June 18, 2025

8 months ago

It is no inglorious thing to have fear for the safety of our country, but to be turned from one’s course by men’s opinion

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