Egypt was the mother of magicians.
—Clement of Alexandria, c. 200
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Some nights are like honey—and some like wine—and some like wormwood.
—L.M. Montgomery, 1927No lyric poems live long or please many people which are written by drinkers of water.
—Horace, 20 BCA mind lively and at ease can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer.
—Jane Austen, 1815Do not lessen the time of following desire, for the wasting of time is an abomination to the spirit.
—Ptahhotep, c. 2350 BCThe strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other.
—Mario Puzo, 2001All that we know is nothing can be known.
—Lord Byron, 1812All pain is one malady with many names.
—Antiphanes, c. 400 BCIt’s frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself… it seems unfair. You can’t assume the responsibility for everything you do—or don’t do.
—Simone de Beauvoir, 1966Democracy produces both heroes and villains, but it differs from a fascist state in that it does not produce a hero who is a villain.
—Margaret Halsey, 1946Thought depends absolutely on the stomach, but in spite of that, those who have the best stomachs are not the best thinkers.
—Voltaire, 1770In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
—Mark Twain, 1897Everyone complains about his memory, and no one complains about his judgment.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1666