One who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.
—Ptahhotep, c. 2400 BC
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And, after all, what is a lie? ’Tis but the truth in masquerade.
—Lord Byron, 1822The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1870Cheating is more honorable than stealing.
—German proverbA righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.
—The BibleThe state dictates and coerces; religion teaches and persuades. The state enacts laws; religion gives commandments. The state is armed with physical force and makes use of it if need be; the force of religion is love and benevolence.
—Moses Mendelssohn, 1783Night is torment. That is why people go to sleep. To avoid clear sight and torment.
—Dorothy M. Richardson, 1923Secrecy lies at the very core of power.
—Elias Canetti, 1960All those who suffer in the world do so because of their desire for their own happiness.
—Shantideva, c. 750Jokes are grievances.
—Marshall McLuhan, 1969Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
—Socrates, c. 430 BCTo place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them.
—Georges Bataille, 1957Every house: temple, empire, school.
—Joseph Joubert, 1800