True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.
—Edith Wharton, 1924
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The only authors whom I acknowledge as American are the journalists. They indeed are not great writers, but they speak the language of their countrymen, and make themselves heard by them.
—Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave.
—Thomas Browne, 1658The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
—Charles Darwin, 1871Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one’s conquests.
—Louisa May Alcott, 1866An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.
—James Russell Lowell, c. 1865Revolutions are not about trifles, but they are produced by trifles.
—Aristotle, c. 350 BCTechnology is so much fun, but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.
—Daniel Boorstin, 1978Football causeth fighting, brawling, contention, quarrel picking, murder, homicide and great effusion of bloode, as daily experience teacheth.
—Philip Stubbes, 1583It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.
—Marguerite Duras, 1987A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.
—Thomas Fuller, 1732The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCNothing from nothing ever yet was born.
—Lucretius, c. 58 BC