Nobody, sir, dies willingly.
—Antiphanes, c. 370 BC
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No real friendship without absolute liberty.
—George Sand, 1866The pleasure we hold in esteem for the course of our lives ought to have a greater share of our time dedicated to it; we should refuse no occasion nor omit any opportunity of drinking, and always have it in our minds.
—Michel de Montaigne, 1580To be a successful father… there’s one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years.
—Ernest Hemingway, 1954Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.
—Rosa Luxemburg, 1918There is a time to battle against nature, and a time to obey her. True wisdom lies in making the right choice.
—Arthur C. Clarke, 1979What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence, the desire of the base to see no head higher than their own?
—Mary Renault, 1956He that will cheat you at play, will cheat you any way.
—Thomas Fuller, 1732We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion if we want to be happy.
—Cyril Connolly, 1944I am weary of friends, and friendships are all monsters.
—Jonathan Swift, 1710I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837Knowledge itself is power.
—Francis Bacon, 1597To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.
—Simone de Beauvoir, 1949