A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.
—Arthur Miller, 1961
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Quotes
Civilization, a much-abused word, stands for a high matter quite apart from telephones and electric lights.
—Edith Hamilton, 1930He who has nothing has no friends.
—Greek proverbKeep no company with those whose position is high but whose morals are low.
—Ge Hong, c. 320Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave.
—Thomas Browne, 1658New things are always ugly.
—Willa Cather, 1921The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal.
—André Breton, 1937Nature never breaks her own laws.
—Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500Nationalism is an infantile disease, the measles of mankind.
—Albert Einstein, 1929Friendships begin with liking or gratitude—roots that can be pulled up.
—George Eliot, 1876Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.
—David Hume, 1742Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776On the loftiest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own rump.
—Michel de Montaigne, 1580