Bright youth passes as quickly as thought.
—Theognis, c. 550 BC
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Who sleepeth with dogs shall rise with fleas.
—John Florio, 1578For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
—Richard Feynman, 1986When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, “He is better off.”
—Edgar Watson Howe, 1911An unjust law is no law at all.
—Saint Augustine, 395I think heaven will not be as good as earth, unless it bring with it that sweet power to remember, which is the staple of heaven here.
—Emily Dickinson, 1879If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare.
—George W. Bush, 2005Even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.
—Learned Hand, 1932Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
—Alexander Pope, 1733Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation.
—Colette, 1944My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.
—Allen Ginsberg, 1981An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1746Two things only the people anxiously desire, bread and the circus games.
—Juvenal, c. 121