Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.

Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]

Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment - the read more

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment - the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

The lofty oak from a small acorn grows.

The lofty oak from a small acorn grows.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.

We find comfort among those who agree with us-- growth among those who don't.

We find comfort among those who agree with us-- growth among those who don't.

'Tis thus the mercury of man is fix'd,
Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix'd.

'Tis thus the mercury of man is fix'd,
Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix'd.