Time’s violence rends the soul; by the rent eternity enters.
—Simone Weil, 1947
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The Mughal’s nature is such that they demand miracles, but if a miracle were to be performed by some upright follower of our religion, they would say that it had been brought about by magic and sorcery. They would strike him down with spears or would stone him to death.
—Fr. Antonio Monserrate, 1590A friend who is very near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
—George Ade, 1902Fire is a natural symbol of life and passion, though it is the one element in which nothing can actually live.
—Susanne K. Langer, 1942You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
—Aristophanes, c. 424 BCAs he brews, so shall he drink.
—Ben Jonson, 1598Friendship is a plant that loves the sun—thrives ill under clouds.
—Bronson Alcott, 1872Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1910’Tis a portentous sign / When a man sweats and at the same time shivers.
—Plautus, c. 180 BCThe ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
—Maya Angelou, 1986Appearances often are deceiving.
—Aesop, c. 550 BCThe fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of a gun.
—P.G. Wodehouse, 1929War has silenced all laws.
—Lucan, c. 65