Search results for 19th and 20th centuries

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

William Shakespeare

Nothing will come of nothing.

William Shakespeare

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

John Adams

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

Thomas Jefferson

National honor is national property of the highest value.

James Monroe

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Quincy Adams, John Dryden

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

Andrew Jackson

It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.

Henry Ford

I can never consent to being dictated to.

Jane Austen