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The elephant, although a gross beast, is yet the most decent and most sensible of any other upon earth. Although he never changes his female, and hath so tender a love for her whom he hath chosen, yet he never couples with her but at the end of every three years, and then only for the space of five days.
—St. Francis de Sales, 1609Well now, there’s a remedy for everything except death.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605Every man takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.
—Arthur Schopenhauer, 1851We 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, 1848One of the things men should most strive to do is win a good reputation and see that no one questions it.
—Juan Manuel, 1335I live by good soup, and not on fine language.
—Molière, 1672In tampering with the earth, we tamper with a mystery.
—Jonathan Schell, 2000Recreations should be as sauces to your meat, to sharpen your appetite unto the duties of your calling, and not to glut yourselves with them.
—Thomas Gouge, 1672One of the animals which a generous and sociable man would soonest become is a dog. A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character; he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.
—Leigh Hunt, 1834Today’s city is the most vulnerable social structure ever conceived by man.
—Martin Oppenheimer, 1969We should always presume the disease to be curable until its own nature proves it otherwise.
—Peter Mere Latham, c. 1845God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
—J.M. Barrie, 1922