The Quotes canon
Sourced and curated.
Every quote has been curated by hand and carefully authenticated.
Browse all 10,075 quotes or apply filters in different categories to narrow your search.
Browse all 10,075 quotes or apply filters in different categories to narrow your search.
The Renaissance2 quotes
There's nothing of so infinite vexation
As man's own thoughts. — John Webster · 1612There is no man, good as he may be, who, if all his thoughts and actions were submitted to the scrutiny of the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580Classical antiquity1 quote
Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Old Testament Era1 quote
The Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. — David · 430 BC