Most men are more capable of great actions than of good ones. – Montesquieu, Variètès Category: Miscellaneous
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. – Benjamin Franklin (Thank you, Kyle.) Category: Miscellaneous
A curse on every wish that blurs the sight, paralyzes the tongue, cramps the hand, and prevents the truth being seen, said, and written. – Theodor Haecker Category: Miscellaneous
Some defeats [are] more triumphant than victories. – Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 1588 Category: Miscellaneous
Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face. – Sydney Smith Category: Humankind