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Drinking with women is as unnatural as scolding with ’em.
—William Wycherley, 1675There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink.
—Booth Tarkington, 1914The beginning of health lies in knowing the disease.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1615In my dreams I sleep with everybody.
—Anaïs Nin, 1933Among all nations, through the darkest polytheism glimmer some faint sparks of monotheism.
—Immanuel Kant, 1781I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!
—George H. W. Bush, 1990Better no law than no law enforced.
—Danish proverbShips at a distance have every man’s wish on board.
—Zora Neale Hurston, 1937Man is merely a more perfect animal than the rest. He reasons better.
—Napoleon Bonaparte, 1816There are people whom one loves immediately and forever. Even to know they are alive in the world with one is quite enough.
—Nancy Spain, 1956I prefer liberty with unquiet to slavery with quiet.
—Sallust, c. 35 BCThe 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, 1590