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—Dylan Thomas, 1936
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To hold a throne is luck; to bestow it, virtue.
—Seneca the Younger, c. 45Writing cannot express words fully; words cannot express thoughts fully.
—The Book of Changes, c. 350 BCA person who sees only fashion in fashion is a fool.
—Honoré de Balzac, 1830To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891Some people make stuff; other people have to buy it. And when we gave up making stuff, starting in the 1980s, we were left with the unique role of buying.
—Barbara Ehrenreich, 2008It is no longer a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, but a government of Wall Street, by Wall Street, and for Wall Street.
—Mary Lease, c. 1890The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a famous city.
—Euripides, c. 415 BCBy and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.
—Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1955Every house: temple, empire, school.
—Joseph Joubert, 1800To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.
—John Buchan, 1940Iron may break gold, but water remains whole.
—Ge Hong, c. 300Infectious disease is one of the few genuine adventures left in the world.
—Hans Zinsser, 1935