Hygienic law, like martial law, supersedes rights in crises.
—Samuel Hopkins Adams, 1913
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The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
—Herodotus, c. 440 BCPushing someone toward liberty does not set her free; taking the chains off a prisoner does not give him freedom.
—Ken Bugul, 1982What the brain does by itself is infinitely more fascinating and complex than any response it can make to chemical stimulation.
—Ursula K. Le Guin, 1971The beginning of health lies in knowing the disease.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1615The brightest light burns the quickest.
—Olive Beatrice Muir, 1900When one has a famishing thirst for happiness, one is apt to gulp down diversions wherever they are offered.
—Alice Hegan Rice, 1917People can say what they like about the eternal verities, love and truth and so on, but nothing’s as eternal as the dishes.
—Margaret Mahy, 1985Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
—J. Paul GettyOne man’s loss is another man’s profit.
—Michel de Montaigne, c. 1580Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
—Honoré de Balzac, 1847The sea hath fish for every man.
—William Camden, 1605Whoever gulps down wine as a horse gulps down water is called a Scythian.
—Athenaeus, c. 230