Fame is but the empty noise of madmen.
—Epictetus, c. 100
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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them.
—Denis Diderot, 1777Life isn’t all beer and skittles, but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman’s education.
—Thomas Hughes, 1857Better free in a strange land than a slave at home.
—German proverbAlmsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.
—Eva Perón, 1949There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.
—Mark Twain, 1897Man is a troublesome animal and therefore is not very manageable.
—Plato, c. 349 BCSuperstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
—Marlene Dietrich, 1962Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.
—Plato, c. 378 BCThe sea yields action to the body, meditation to the mind, the world to the world, all parts thereof to each part, by this art of arts—navigation.
—Samuel Purchas, 1613Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth. Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.
—Julie Burchill, 1986We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us but for ours to amuse them.
—Evelyn Waugh, 1963Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
—Frank Zappa, c. 1975