Men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, c. 50 BCQuotes
Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.
—Sophocles, c. 441 BCOne thing alone not even God can do: to make undone whatever has been done.
—Aristotle, c. 350 BCDisbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
—Tom Robbins, 1976Nothing from nothing ever yet was born.
—Lucretius, c. 58 BCThere is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching toward him and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange.
—Elias Canetti, 1960The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.
—Italo Calvino, 1967Nothing worth knowing can be understood with the mind.
—Woody Allen, 1979The fact is certain because it is impossible.
—Tertullian, c. 200To ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.
—Albert Camus, 1951God is alive. Magic is afoot.
—Leonard Cohen, 1966Everything that deceives does so by casting a spell.
—Plato, c. 375 BCHave you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a centaur, a leopard, a wolf, or a bull?
—Aristophanes, 423 BC