I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not read more

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., read more

That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., Urit enim fulgore suo qui praegravat artes
Intra se positas; extinctus amabitur idem.]

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more

There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may read more

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.