Those who cross the seas change their climate but not their character.
—Roman proverb
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Anything one is remembering is a repetition, but existing as a human being that is being, listening, and hearing is never repetition.
—Gertrude Stein, 1935The appointed thing comes at the appointed time in the appointed way.
—Myrtle Reed, 1910In all the ancient states and empires, those who had the shipping, had the wealth.
—William Petty, 1690People will never fight for your freedom if you have not given evidence that you are prepared to fight for it yourself.
—Bayard Rustin, 1986Nothing is more narrow-minded than chauvinism or racial hatred. To me all men are equal; there are flatheads everywhere and I despise them all equally.
—Karl Kraus, 1909Water is the first principle of everything.
—Thales of Miletus, c. 600 BCMen worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
—Bian Qiao, c. 500 BCTo ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.
—Albert Camus, 1951The sleep of reason produces monsters.
—Francisco Goya, 1799Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665Peace is a natural effect of trade.
—Montesquieu, 1748Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it, and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, c. 1790