Bright youth passes as quickly as thought.
—Theognis, c. 550 BC
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My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
—Tecumseh, 1810The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
—Dean Acheson, 1970Whoever has died is freed from sin.
—St. Paul, c. 50Every country has the government it deserves.
—Joseph de Maistre, 1811He who laugheth too much, hath the nature of a fool; he that laugheth not at all, hath the nature of an old cat.
—Thomas Fuller, 1732What touches all shall be approved by all.
—Edward I, 1295The misfortune of the man of color is having been enslaved. The misfortune and inhumanity of the white man are having killed man somewhere.
—Frantz Fanon, 1952I’ve been on more laps than a napkin.
—Mae WestTell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.
—Robert Benchley, 1935Friendships begin with liking or gratitude—roots that can be pulled up.
—George Eliot, 1876Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1735The self is like an infant: given free rein, it craves to suckle.
—al-Busiri, c. 1250