A bad reputation is easy to come by, painful to bear, and difficult to clear.
—Hesiod, c. 700 BC
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An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
—George Eliot, 1866Never greet a stranger in the night, for he may be a demon.
—Babylonian Talmud, c. 600Bright youth passes as quickly as thought.
—Theognis, c. 550 BCThere is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time in the midst of wretchedness.
—Dante Alighieri, c. 1321He that serves God for money will serve the Devil for better wages.
—Roger L’Estrange, 1692Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, “I would stay here and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”
—Lisa St. Aubin de Terán, 1989We do not suffer by accident.
—Jane Austen, 1813The mind is not, I know, a highway but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open.
—Margaret Fuller, 1844There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will prevent me from being happy.
—Jean Anouilh, 1934Epitaph, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906Ah, there are no children nowadays.
—Molière, 1673What timid man does not avoid contact with the sick, fearing lest he contract a disease so near?
—Ovid, c. 10