Inventions that are not made, like babies that are not born, are rarely missed.
—John Kenneth Galbraith, 1958
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A large city cannot be experientially known; its life is too manifold for any individual to be able to participate in it.
—Aldous Huxley, 1934In life our absent friend is far away: / But death may bring our friend exceeding near.
—Christina Rossetti, 1881The most may err as grossly as the few.
—John Dryden, 1681I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
—Gore Vidal, 1973I am no courtesan, nor moderator, nor tribune, nor defender of the people: I am myself the people.
—Maximilien Robespierre, 1792There is no small pleasure in sweet water.
—Ovid, c. 10When you name yourself, you always name another.
—Bertolt Brecht, 1926Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1903Business? Why, it’s very simple; business is other people’s money.
—Alexandre Dumas, 1857No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
—Abraham LincolnA change of fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1732Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050