The world began without man, and it will end without him.
—Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1955
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Lord! I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.
—Jonathan Swift, 1738The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
—Dean Acheson, 1970Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
—Bian Qiao, c. 500 BCCan you take your country with you on the soles of your shoes?
—Georg Büchner, 1835Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.
—Aphra Behn, 1677One of the things men should most strive to do is win a good reputation and see that no one questions it.
—Juan Manuel, 1335Animals are good to think with.
—Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1962Idolatry is the mother of all games.
—Novatian, c. 255When we define democracy now, it must still be as a thing hoped for but not seen.
—Pearl S. Buck, 1941All art is a revolt against man’s fate.
—André Malraux, 1951In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
—Mark Twain, 1897Your body is the church where nature asks to be reverenced.
—Marquis de Sade, 1797