One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
—Pindar, c. 450 BC
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The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.
—Édouard Manet, c. 1860The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.
—Che Guevara, 1968Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605Alone, alone, all, all alone, / Alone on a wide, wide sea!
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798One of the animals which a generous and sociable man would soonest become is a dog. A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character; he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.
—Leigh Hunt, 1834The sea serves the pirate as well as the trader.
—Prudentius, c. 405In a true democracy, everyone can be upper-class and live in Connecticut.
—Lisa Birnbach, 1980You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she’ll be constantly running back.
—Horace, 20 BCThe slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.
—Henry Fielding, 1730Laughter almost ever cometh of things most disproportioned to ourselves and nature. Laughter hath only a scornful tickling.
—Philip Sidney, 1582Do you not see how God is praised by those in the heavens and those on earth? The very birds praised Him as they wing their way.
—The Qur’an, c. 620A machine is a slave that neither brings nor bears degradation.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1844