He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
—Molière, 1666
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The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.
—Italo Calvino, 1967When the abbot throws the dice, the whole convent will play.
—Martin Luther, c. 1540We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
—Barbara Ehrenreich, 1991Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
—Hebrews, c. 60Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
—Book of Job, c. 600 BCIt was lonesome, the leaving.
—Wetatonmi, c. 1877The sea is mother-death, and she is a mighty female, the one who wins, the one who sucks us all up.
—Anne Sexton, 1971That sweet bondage which is freedom’s self.
—Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1813Those who go overseas find a change of climate, not a change of soul.
—Horace, c. 20 BCTechnology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible.
—Alvin Toffler, 1970Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605The only equals are those who are equally rich.
—Burundian proverb