"The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And i…"

"There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people w…"

"We welcome almost any break in the monotony of things, and a man has only to murder a series of wives in a new way to…"

"In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence. One has to sit still like a mystic and wait. O…"

"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human il…"

"Yes! I could find some comfort in the thought Of being scourged, Were there but hope that this defiling sin Which mar…"

"O to be like my Lord! Yet must I be Mine own self too, And to the nature He bestowed on me Be frankly true.The olive …"

"Imitar equivale a moverse i fatigarse en el wagón de un ferrocarril: nos imajinamos realizar mucho i no hacemos más q…"

"El hombre anda con pasos cortos en la infancia i en la vejez."

"la forma da el mérito; n'olvidemos que sólo por la forma, el carbono se llama unas veces carbón i otras veces diamante"