The fear of the Lord is true wisdom, and he who hath it not can in no way penetrate the true secrets of magic.
—Abraham the Jew, c. 1400
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When the physician said to him, “You have lived to be an old man,” he said, “That is because I never employed you as my physician.”
—Pausanias, c. 450 BCEveryone complains about his memory, and no one complains about his judgment.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1666Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
—Herman Melville, 1851I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
—Samuel Butler, c. 1902Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged.
—John Wilkes Booth, 1865Music sweeps by me as a messenger / Carrying a message that is not for me.
—George Eliot, 1868Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
—Alexander Pope, 1733Keep running after a dog, and he will never bite you.
—François Rabelais, 1535No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation.
—Woodrow Wilson, 1915What a torture to talk to filled heads that allow nothing from the outside to enter them.
—Joseph Joubert, 1807Rivalry is the whetstone of talent.
—Roman proverbThe law is far, the fist is near.
—Korean proverb