Egypt was the mother of magicians.
—Clement of Alexandria, c. 200
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Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
—Mao Zedong, 1938A miracle drug is any drug that will do what the label says it will do.
—Eric Hodgins, 1964In every human breast, God has implanted a principle, which we call love of freedom; it is impatient of oppression and pants for deliverance.
—Phillis Wheatley, 1774Sex: in America, an obsession; in other parts of the world, a fact.
—Marlene Dietrich, 1962One must love people a good deal whom one takes pains to convince or instruct.
—Mary de la Riviere Manley, 1720Where shall I, of wandering weary, find my resting place at last?
—Heinrich Heine, 1827Happiness is not something you can catch and lock up in a vault like wealth. Happiness is nothing but everyday living seen through a veil.
—Zora Neale Hurston, 1939What hath night to do with sleep?
—John Milton, 1637If people think Nature is their friend, then they sure don’t need an enemy.
—Kurt Vonnegut, 1988Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.
People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.
—Richard Nixon, 1975Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, and sloth, or the Gout will seize you.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1734