Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.
—Susan Sontag, 1963
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The only justification of rebellion is success.
—Thomas B. Reed, 1878In every ill turn of fortune, the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy.
—Boethius, c. 520Profit is profit even in Mecca.
—Nigerian proverbMany a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
—Norman Douglas, 1917There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1738Memory is necessary for all operations of reasoning.
—Blaise Pascal, c. 1658Once suspicion is aroused, everything feeds it.
—Amelia Edith Barr, 1885Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals—except the weasel.
—The Simpsons, 1993It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.
—Maya Angelou, 2011There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink.
—Booth Tarkington, 1914This is not a clash between civilizations. It is a clash about civilization.
—Tony Blair, 2006