Intolerance is evidence of impotence.
—Aleister Crowley, c. 1925
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Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.
—G.C. Lichtenberg, c. 1780I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.
—Anaïs Nin, 1950We all have a contract with the public—in us they see themselves, or what they would like to be.
—Clark Gable, 1935If the human race wants to go to hell in a basket, technology can help it get there by jet.
—Charles M. Allen, 1967I have often been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
—Thucydides, c. 404 BCA fair complexion is unbecoming to a sailor: he ought to be swarthy from the waters of the sea and the rays of the sun.
—Ovid, c. 1 BCDemocracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891To blow and to swallow at the same time is not easy; I cannot at the same time be here and also there.
—Plautus, c. 200 BCNothing from nothing ever yet was born.
—Lucretius, c. 58 BCYou have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
—Aristophanes, c. 424 BCA crowded police court docket is the surest sign that trade is brisk and money plenty.
—Mark Twain, 1872A bull contents himself with one meadow, and one forest is enough for a thousand elephants; but the little body of a man devours more than all other living creatures.
—Seneca the Younger, c. 64