Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
—Bian Qiao, c. 500 BC
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I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
—George Borrow, 1843The vice presidency isn’t worth a pitcher of warm piss.
—John Nance Garner, c. 1967To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent.
—Fernando Pessoa, c. 1935There is a time to battle against nature, and a time to obey her. True wisdom lies in making the right choice.
—Arthur C. Clarke, 1979Understanding is a very dull occupation.
—Gertrude Stein, 1937The law is not the same at morning and at night.
—George Herbert, c. 1633I am no courtesan, nor moderator, nor tribune, nor defender of the people: I am myself the people.
—Maximilien Robespierre, 1792The sick man is the parasite of society.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1889Jesters do oft prove prophets.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1605Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant, democracy to many.
—Marguerite Gardiner, 1839No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.
—Maria Edgeworth, 1809To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.
—George Eliot, 1872