A true German can’t stand the French, / Yet willingly he drinks their wines.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832Quotes
There are people whom one loves immediately and forever. Even to know they are alive in the world with one is quite enough.
—Nancy Spain, 1956One 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, 1834Keep no company with those whose position is high but whose morals are low.
—Ge Hong, c. 320Friendship’s a noble name, ’tis love refined.
—Susanna Centlivre, 1703The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.
—Che Guevara, 1968O citizens, first acquire wealth; you can practice virtue afterward.
—Horace, c. 8 BCI am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations.
—Samuel Johnson, 1773Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.
—W. Somerset Maugham, 1896Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 30 BCI’m doomed to die, right? Why should I care if I go to Hades either with gout in my leg or a runner’s grace? Plenty of people will carry me there.
—Nicharchus, c. 90I looked and there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed with him.
—Book of Revelations, c. 90Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.
—Vladimir Lenin, 1918