A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong.
—Ecclesiasticus, c. 180 BC
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Dance tunes are always right.
—Dylan Thomas, 1936Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets.
—Andy Warhol, 1975War has silenced all laws.
—Lucan, c. 65When you name yourself, you always name another.
—Bertolt Brecht, 1926The whole secret of fencing consists but in two things, to give and not to receive.
—Molière, 1670Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
—Zora Neale Hurston, 1942Those who cross the seas change their climate but not their character.
—Roman proverbAnimals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men, but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
—Joseph Addison, 1711One of the things men should most strive to do is win a good reputation and see that no one questions it.
—Juan Manuel, 1335Where shall I, of wandering weary, find my resting place at last?
—Heinrich Heine, 1827The past is always tense and the future, perfect.
—Zadie Smith, 2000A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest.
—Book of Proverbs, c. 350 BC