The elephant, although a gross beast, is yet the most decent and most sensible of any other upon earth. Although he never changes his female, and hath so tender a love for her whom he hath chosen, yet he never couples with her but at the end of every three years, and then only for the space of five days.
—St. Francis de Sales, 1609
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A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.
—Martin Luther King Jr., c. 1967There was no treachery too base for the world to commit.
—Virginia Woolf, 1927Dance tunes are always right.
—Dylan Thomas, 1936Friendship itself will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
—Robert Wilson Lynd, 1924From hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.
—Herman Melville, 1851Where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.
—George Santayana, c. 1905Youth, youth, springtime of beauty.
—Anthem of the National Fascist Party, c. 1924Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.
—Aristotle, c. 350 BCTo live outside the law, you must be honest.
—Bob Dylan, 1966Appearances often are deceiving.
—Aesop, c. 550 BCNo real friendship without absolute liberty.
—George Sand, 1866You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
—Aristophanes, c. 424 BC