I have loved war too well.
—Louis XIV, 1715
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There is a kind of revolution of so general a character that it changes the mental tastes as well as the fortunes of the world.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665The only evidence, so far as I know, about another life is, first, that we have no evidence; and, secondly, that we are rather sorry that we have not, and wish we had.
—Robert G. Ingersoll, 1879Life is no way to treat an animal.
—Kurt Vonnegut, 2005In every human breast, God has implanted a principle, which we call love of freedom; it is impatient of oppression and pants for deliverance.
—Phillis Wheatley, 1774Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1910More and more I like to take a train. I understand why the French prefer it to automobiling—it is so much more sociable, and of course these days so much more of an adventure, and the irregularity of its regularity is fascinating.
—Gertrude Stein, 1943If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
—Martial, c. 86How gloriously legible are the constellations of the heavens!
—Anthony Trollope, 1859Better no law than no law enforced.
—Danish proverbThe future is no more uncertain than the present.
—Walt Whitman, 1856Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the inclination of your heart and the desire of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
—Book of Ecclesiastes, c. 200 BCNo punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes.
—Hannah Arendt, 1963