Childhood has no forebodings—but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow.
—George Eliot, 1860
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Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.
—James Baldwin, 1961Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.
—Hesiod, c. 700 BCOf all the creatures that breathe and creep on the surface of the earth, none is more to be pitied than man.
—Homer, c. 750 BCWhat is life but organized energy?
—Arthur C. Clarke, 1958Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
—Bian Qiao, c. 500 BCA criminal may improve and become a decent member of society. A foreigner cannot improve. Once a foreigner, always a foreigner. There is no way out for him.
—George Mikes, 1946What is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 46 BCFortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1610Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
—Hebrews, c. 60Water is the readiest means of making friends with nature.
—Ludwig Feuerbach, 1841The ability to store our data externally helps us imagine that our time is limitless, our space infinite.
—Carina Chocano, 2012If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.
—Mobutu Sese Seko, 1991