The fear of war is worse than war itself.
—Seneca, c. 50
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The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1870Hygienic law, like martial law, supersedes rights in crises.
—Samuel Hopkins Adams, 1913Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738In our family, as far as we are concerned, we were born and what happened before that is myth.
—V.S. Pritchett, 1968One man’s loss is another man’s profit.
—Michel de Montaigne, c. 1580Some nights are like honey—and some like wine—and some like wormwood.
—L.M. Montgomery, 1927It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
—Upton Sinclair, 1935If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract—teach him to deduct.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do.
—Phyllis Diller, 1981Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
—Charles Dickens, 1843They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.
—Martin Luther, c. 1530Man has here two and a half minutes—one to smile, one to sigh, and half a one to love; for in the midst of this minute he dies.
—Jean Paul, 1795