Divine nature gave the fields; human art built the cities.
—Marcus Terentius Varro, c. 70 BC
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There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.
—Anthony Trollope, 1862Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
—Bian Qiao, c. 500 BCI never practice, I always play.
—Wanda Landowska, 1953When arms speak, the laws are silent.
—Cicero, 52 BCOf my friends, I am the only one I have left.
—Terence, 161 BCArt transcends its limitations only by staying within them.
—Flannery O’Connor, 1964Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
—Xunzi, 250 BCSport is the bloom and glow of a perfect health.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1838There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time in the midst of wretchedness.
—Dante Alighieri, c. 1321War is sweet to those who don’t know it.
—Erasmus, 1508The best moment of love is when the lover leaves in the taxi.
—Michel Foucault, c. 1982We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we do not want a world of engineers.
—Winston Churchill, 1948