Do you not see how God is praised by those in the heavens and those on earth? The very birds praised Him as they wing their way.
—The Qur’an, c. 620
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Cheating is more honorable than stealing.
—German proverbTime’s violence rends the soul; by the rent eternity enters.
—Simone Weil, 1947I’ve been bathing in the poem / Of star-infused and milky sea / Devouring the azure greens.
—Arthur Rimbaud, 1871Writing cannot express words fully; words cannot express thoughts fully.
—The Book of Changes, c. 350 BCDon’t try to make a profit on a bad trade; just try to find the best place to get out.
—Linda Bradford Raschke, 1992Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experienced, but that’s not where I live.
—Marilyn Monroe, 1962Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776The believer in magic and miracles reflects on how to impose a law on nature—and, in brief, the religious cult is the outcome of this reflection.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1878No families take so little medicine as those of doctors, except those of apothecaries.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1860The only equals are those who are equally rich.
—Burundian proverbAnyone who in discussion quotes authority uses his memory rather than his intellect.
—Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.
—Aristotle, c. 350 BC