Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men, but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
—Joseph Addison, 1711
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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80Nature contains no one constant form.
—Paul-Henri Dietrich d’Holbach, 1770The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
—Carl Sandburg, 1934We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
—Jonathan Swift, 1706By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.
—Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1955Had Cleopatra’s nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have changed.
—Blaise Pascal, 1658Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.
—Andrea Dworkin, 1978Man is a troublesome animal and therefore is not very manageable.
—Plato, c. 349 BCReminiscences make one feel so deliciously aged and sad.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1886There is no profit without another’s loss.
—Roman proverbThere are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.
—Mark Twain, 1897