No human life, not even the life of a hermit, is possible without a world which directly or indirectly testifies to the presence of other human beings.
—Hannah Arendt, 1958
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God is our father, but even more is God our mother.
—Pope John Paul I, 1978We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink, for dining alone is leading the life of a lion or wolf.
—Epicurus, c. 300 BCEveryone else is represented in Washington by a rich and powerful lobby, it seems. But there is no lobby for the people.
—Shirley Chisholm, 1970An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.
—James Russell Lowell, c. 1865For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
—Jane Austen, 1813Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCThere is a time to battle against nature, and a time to obey her. True wisdom lies in making the right choice.
—Arthur C. Clarke, 1979Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one’s native land.
—Euripides, 431 BCWe seek with our human hands to create a second nature in the natural world.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 45 BCI am weary of friends, and friendships are all monsters.
—Jonathan Swift, 1710Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
—Gore Vidal, 1973Death renders all equal.
—Claudian, c. 395