I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
—George Borrow, 1843
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For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?
—Jane Austen, 1813Every man is worth just so much as the things he busies himself with.
—Marcus Aurelius, c. 175True friendship withstands time, distance, and silence.
—Isabel Allende, 2000To ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.
—Albert Camus, 1951Life is no way to treat an animal.
—Kurt Vonnegut, 2005Thought depends absolutely on the stomach, but in spite of that, those who have the best stomachs are not the best thinkers.
—Voltaire, 1770Don’t try to make a profit on a bad trade; just try to find the best place to get out.
—Linda Bradford Raschke, 1992A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong.
—Ecclesiasticus, c. 180 BCThe country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.
—Édouard Manet, c. 1860My people and I have come to an agreement that satisfies us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.
—Frederick the Great, c. 1770What hath night to do with sleep?
—John Milton, 1637Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made—through disobedience and through rebellion.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891