At night comes counsel to the wise.
—Menander, c. 300 BC
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How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do.
—William James, 1902To hide and feel guilty would be the beginning of defeat.
—Milan Kundera, 1978Friendship is not possible between two women, one of whom is very well dressed.
—Laurie Colwin, 1978Luck takes the step that no one sees.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCA joke is at most a temporary rebellion against virtue, and its aim is not to degrade the human being but to remind him that he is already degraded.
—George Orwell, 1945It belongs to a nobleman to weep in an hour of disaster.
—Euripides, 412 BCIt’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.
—Maya Angelou, 2011There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will prevent me from being happy.
—Jean Anouilh, 1934I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.
—Anaïs Nin, 1950He that serves God for money will serve the Devil for better wages.
—Roger L’Estrange, 1692Oh, democracy! Whither are you leading us?
—Aristophanes, 414 BCOne race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
—Pindar, c. 450 BC