I am not Athenian or Greek but a citizen of the world.
—Socrates, c. 420 BC
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Sex and drugs and rock and roll.
—Ian Dury, 1977One may like the love and despise the lover.
—George Farquhar, 1706There is a kind of revolution of so general a character that it changes the mental tastes as well as the fortunes of the world.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
—Mitch Hedberg, 1999It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well, and justly without living pleasurably.
—Epicurus, c. 300 BCLanguage is the archives of history.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
—John Locke, 1695Can you take your country with you on the soles of your shoes?
—Georg Büchner, 1835Friend! It is a common word, often lightly used. Like other good and beautiful things, it may be tarnished by careless handling.
—Harriet Jacobs, 1861There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time in the midst of wretchedness.
—Dante Alighieri, c. 1321You must not grow used to making money out of everything. One sees more people ruined than one has seen preserved by shameful gains.
—Sophocles, c. 442 BCResentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
—Book of Job, c. 600 BC