Iron may break gold, but water remains whole.
—Ge Hong, c. 300
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No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.
—Andrea Dworkin, 1978I looked and there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed with him.
—Book of Revelations, c. 90Midnight shakes the memory
As a madman shakes a dead geranium.
Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.
—Plato, c. 378 BCA false report rides post.
—English proverbNo matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
—Abraham LincolnThe sole business of a seaman onshore who has to go to sea again is to take as much pleasure as he can.
—Leigh Hunt, 1820Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.
—Oscar Wilde, 1890Ah! Freedom is a noble thing!
—John Barbour, 1375The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.
—Edward VIII, 1957I am no courtesan, nor moderator, nor tribune, nor defender of the people: I am myself the people.
—Maximilien Robespierre, 1792There’s plenty of fire in the coldest flint!
—Rachel Field, 1939