Intolerance is evidence of impotence.
—Aleister Crowley, c. 1925
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Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981To be turned from one’s course by men’s opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold office.
—Quintus Fabius Maximus, c. 203 BCIf I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I’m going to go have the stuff tucked or plucked.
—Dolly Parton, 2003Bright youth passes as quickly as thought.
—Theognis, c. 550 BCAnd to our age’s drowsy blood / Still shouts the inspiring sea.
—James Russell Lowell, 1848Methinks the human method of expression by sound of tongue is very elementary and ought to be substituted for some ingenious invention which should be able to give vent to at least six coherent sentences at once.
—Virginia Woolf, 1899The worship of opinion is, at this day, the established religion of the United States.
—Harriet Martineau, 1839The more laws, the more lawbreakers.
—Tao Te Ching, c. 500 BCIt is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard for their own interest.
—Adam Smith, 1776An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.
—James Russell Lowell, c. 1865Time, when it is left to itself and no definite demands are made on it, cannot be trusted to move at any recognized pace. Usually it loiters, but just when one has come to count upon its slowness, it may suddenly break into a wild irrational gallop.
—Edith Wharton, 1905I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.
—Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1940