It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well, and justly without living pleasurably.
—Epicurus, c. 300 BC
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And to our age’s drowsy blood / Still shouts the inspiring sea.
—James Russell Lowell, 1848Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise.
—Jean Baudrillard, c. 1987Pictures made in childhood are painted in bright hues.
—Kate Douglas Wiggin, 1886I know nothing about sex, because I was always married.
—Zsa Zsa GaborThe seeds of civilization are in every culture, but it is city life that brings them to fruition.
—Susanne K. Langer, 1962Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1776Happiness, whether in business or private life, leaves very little trace in history.
—Fernand Braudel, 1979A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong.
—Ecclesiasticus, c. 180 BCIt was lonesome, the leaving.
—Wetatonmi, c. 1877Friend! It is a common word, often lightly used. Like other good and beautiful things, it may be tarnished by careless handling.
—Harriet Jacobs, 1861Revolution begins in putting on bright colors.
—Tennessee Williams, 1944Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.
—William Blake, c. 1790