"A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times."

Acton, Lord | Procrastination | 5 bookmarks

"Biography is one of the new terrors of death."

Arbuthnot, John | Biography | 1 bookmarks

"All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies."

Arbuthnot, John | Politicians and Politics | 4 bookmarks

"A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well."

Alcott, Louisa May | Self-control | 2 bookmarks

"Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged."

Alcott, Louisa May | Happiness | 3 bookmarks

"Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary."

Alcott, Louisa May | Friends and Friendship | 8 bookmarks

"Memory is the mother of all wisdom."

Aeschylus | Memory | 4 bookmarks

"Too much truth is uncouth."

Adams, Franklin P. | Truth | 3 bookmarks

"To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice."

Acton, Lord | Satisfaction | 2 bookmarks

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Acton, Lord | Power | 9 bookmarks