If I lose at play, I blaspheme, and if my fellow loses, he blasphemes. So that God is always sure to be the loser.
—John Donne, 1623
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In revolutions men fall and rise. Long before this war is over, much as you hear me praised now, you may hear me cursed and insulted.
—William Tecumseh Sherman, 1864Who lives in fear will never be a free man.
—Horace, 19 BCTo be turned from one’s course by men’s opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold office.
—Quintus Fabius Maximus, c. 203 BCThe roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
—Aristotle, c. 330 BCNo matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
—Abraham LincolnNo time to marry, no time to settle down, I’m a young woman, and ain’t done runnin’ round.
—Bessie Smith, 1926In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.
—Michel Foucault, 1975Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.
—Oscar Wilde, 1890Let him who desires peace prepare for war.
—Vegetius, c. 385The god of music dwelleth out of doors.
—Edith M. Thomas, 1887The fear of the Lord is true wisdom, and he who hath it not can in no way penetrate the true secrets of magic.
—Abraham the Jew, c. 1400We cannot say what the woman might be physically, if the girl were not allowed all the freedom of the boy in romping, climbing, swimming, playing whoop and ball.
—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1848