Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
—Ulysses S. Grant, 1877
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Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture, to us, and a mirror.
—Alain de Lille, c. 1200Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.
—Aldous Huxley, 1929There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1738Diseases, at least many of them, are like human beings. They are born, they flourish, and they die.
—David Riesman, 1937Disease makes men more physical, it leaves them nothing but body.
—Thomas Mann, 1924I’ve never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It’s probably because they have forgotten their own.
—Margaret Atwood, 1976Music today is nothing more than the art of performing difficult pieces.
—Voltaire, 1759Cooking is the most massive rush. It’s like having the most amazing hard-on, with Viagra sprinkled on top of it, and it’s still there twelve hours later.
—Gordon Ramsey, 2003The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
—Basho, c. 1690For sooner will men hold fire in their mouths than keep a secret.
—Petronius, c. 60When nature is overriden, she takes her revenge.
—Marya Mannes, 1958These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.
—Claude Monet, 1908