Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108
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The land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
—The BibleWhy is a ship under sail more poetical than a hog in a high wind? The hog is all nature, the ship is all art.
—Lord Byron, 1821I never even saw the use of the sea. Many a sad heart has it caused, and many a sick stomach has it occasioned! The boldest sailor climbs on board with a heavy soul and leaps on land with a light spirit.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1827Keep no company with those whose position is high but whose morals are low.
—Ge Hong, c. 320God is a concept by which we measure our pain.
—John Lennon, 1970Make human nature your study wherever you reside—whatever the religion or the complexion, study their hearts.
—Ignatius Sancho, 1778Who lives in fear will never be a free man.
—Horace, 19 BCIt is noble to die before doing anything that deserves death.
—Anaxandrides, c. 376I do desire we may be better strangers.
—William Shakespeare, 1600I cannot live without books, but fewer will suffice where amusement, and not use, is the only future object.
—Thomas Jefferson, 1815We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion if we want to be happy.
—Cyril Connolly, 1944How sweet it is to have people point and say, “There he is.”
—Persius, c. 60