Quotes Library

September 25, 2025

…that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.

Ernest Hemingway (1898–1961), American writer, A Farewell to Arms (1929), Seldes p.180

Surprised? Aren’t most wise men reticent? Taciturn? Careful…of what?

And, sadly, sometimes suicidal.

February 9, 2025

2 years ago

In framing a government, which is to administered by men, over men, the great difficulty lies in this

November 4, 2025

12 months ago

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master.

January 30, 2025

2 years ago

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

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