In revolutions men fall and rise. Long before this war is over, much as you hear me praised now, you may hear me cursed and insulted.
—William Tecumseh Sherman, 1864
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A dissolute and intemperate youth hands down the body to old age in a worn-out state.
—Cicero, 44 BCDrink today and drown all sorrow; / You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow.
—John Fletcher, 1625There ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
—Mark Twain, 1894Yes to a market economy, no to a market society.
—Lionel Jospin, 1998Those who believe in freedom of the will have never loved and never hated.
—Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1893To escape its wretched lot, the populace has three ways, two imaginary and one real. The first two are the rum shop and the church; the third is the social revolution.
—Mikhail Bakunin, 1871Home is wherever I go.
—Indira Gandhi, 1955Give me chastity and continence, but not just now.
—Saint Augustine, 397Let the people think they govern, and they will be governed.
—William Penn, 1693Ocean. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man—who has no gills.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906Whatsoever is, is in God.
—Benedict de Spinoza, 1677Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
—George Eliot, 1857