From a man’s face, I can read his character. If I can see him walk, I know his thoughts.
—Gaius Petronius Arbiter, c. 60
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Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
—Samuel Butler, c. 1890As far as I can see, the history of experimental art in the twentieth century is intimately bound up with the experience of intoxification.
—Will Self, 1994And, after all, what is a lie? ’Tis but the truth in masquerade.
—Lord Byron, 1822We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.
—Anna Sewell, 1877A good dog, sir, deserves a good bone.
—Ben Jonson, 1633People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.
—Richard Nixon, 1975A jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781One who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.
—Ptahhotep, c. 2400 BCEvery gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
—Aristotle, c. 330 BCMan is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve and from which he cannot escape.
—Erich Fromm, 1947Luck takes the step that no one sees.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BC