The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws.
—Tacitus, c. 117
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Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury—to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
—Albert Einstein, 1931There must be quite a few things a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.
—Sylvia Plath, 1963Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.
—Herbert Hoover, 1936Men are generally more pleased with a widespread than with a great reputation.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 110I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
—Mitch Hedberg, 1999It’s the end of the world every day, for someone.
—Margaret Atwood, 2000The people are the foundation of the state. If the foundations are firm, the state will be tranquil.
—Classic of History, c. 400 BCDespotism subjects a nation to one tyrant—democracy to many.
—Marguerite Gardiner, 1839The mind is not, I know, a highway but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open.
—Margaret Fuller, 1844Everything that has wings is beyond the reach of the law.
—Joseph Joubert, 1791All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. The violence of revolutions is the violence of men who charge into a vacuum.
—John Kenneth Galbraith, 1977The earth is beautiful and bright and kindly, but that is not all. The earth is also terrible and dark and cruel.
—Ursula K. Le Guin, 1970