Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1903
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Enemies are so stimulating.
—Katharine Hepburn, 1969Those who go overseas find a change of climate, not a change of soul.
—Horace, c. 20 BCBy night an atheist half believes a God.
—Edward Young, c. 1745So many men, so many opinions.
—Terence, 161 BCPeople living deeply have no fear of death.
—Anaïs Nin, 1935By 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, 1955If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
—Martial, c. 86Yes to a market economy, no to a market society.
—Lionel Jospin, 1998The life of a sailor is very unhealthy.
—Francis Galton, 1883Speak and speed; the close mouth catches no flies.
—Benjamin Franklin, c. 1732A change in the weather is sufficient to create the world and oneself anew.
—Marcel Proust, c. 1920Even diseases have lost their prestige, there aren’t so many of them left.
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline, 1960