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—Charles Lamb, 1833
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Governments are not overthrown by the poor, who have no power, but by the rich—when they are insulted by their inferiors and cannot obtain justice.
—Dionysius of Halicarnassus, c. 20 BCEverything that has wings is beyond the reach of the law.
—Joseph Joubert, 1791If you would help another man, you must do so in minute particulars.
—William Blake, 1804There never was a good war or a bad peace.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1773To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.
—George Eliot, 1872What harm is there in getting knowledge and learning, were it from a sot, a pot, a fool, a winter mitten, or an old slipper?
—François Rabelais, 1533One should always have one’s boots on and be ready to leave.
—Michel de Montaigne, 1580Commerce tends to wear off those prejudices which maintain distinction and animosity between nations.
—William Robertson, 1769The workers are the saviors of society, the redeemers of the race.
—Eugene V. Debs, 1905The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
—Maya Angelou, 1986What water gives, water takes away.
—Portuguese proverbIt’s frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself… it seems unfair. You can’t assume the responsibility for everything you do—or don’t do.
—Simone de Beauvoir, 1966