We’ve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
—D.H. Lawrence, 1928
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He who travels by sea is nothing but a worm on a piece of wood, a trifle in the midst of a powerful creation. The waters play about with him at will, and no one but God can help him.
—Muhammad as-Saffar, 1846The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
—Steve Biko, 1971The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star.
—Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1825Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one’s conquests.
—Louisa May Alcott, 1866There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will prevent me from being happy.
—Jean Anouilh, 1934As is the face, so is the mind.
—Roman proverbAfrica has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.
—Miriam Makeba, 1988Anyone who in discussion quotes authority uses his memory rather than his intellect.
—Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1599Home is the girl’s prison and the woman’s workhouse.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1903The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.
—Gaston Bachelard, 1960Time will reveal everything. It is a babbler and speaks even when not asked.
—Euripides, c. 425 BC