Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
—Francis Bacon, 1625
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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
—Marlene Dietrich, 1962No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.
—Andrea Dworkin, 1978In our family, as far as we are concerned, we were born and what happened before that is myth.
—V.S. Pritchett, 1968An American will build a house in which to pass his old age and sell it before the roof is on.
—Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776Friendship is a plant that loves the sun—thrives ill under clouds.
—Bronson Alcott, 1872One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1911It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding, when it can hold men’s hearts by hopes, when it cannot by satisfaction.
—Francis Bacon, 1625Why is not a rat as good as a rabbit? Why should men eat shrimps and neglect cockroaches?
—Henry Ward Beecher, 1862Commerce has made all winds her ministers.
—John Sterling, 1843One’s body, hair, and skin are a gift from one’s parents—do not dare to allow them to be harmed.
—Classic of Filial Piety, c. 200 BCI shall curse you with book and bell and candle.
—Thomas Malory, c. 1470