That which is evil is soon learned.
—John Ray, 1670
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Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion to vice.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, c. 45 BCMake human nature your study wherever you reside—whatever the religion or the complexion, study their hearts.
—Ignatius Sancho, 1778Think rich. Look poor.
—Andy Warhol, 1975The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them.
—Denis Diderot, 1777The merchant always has fresh losses to expect, and the dread of base poverty forbids his rest.
—Decimus Magnus Ausonius, c. 390Civilization, a much-abused word, stands for a high matter quite apart from telephones and electric lights.
—Edith Hamilton, 1930Fear has a smell, as love does.
—Margaret Atwood, 1972He who dies of epidemic disease is a martyr.
—Muhammad, c. 630All the world is topsy-turvy, and it has been topsy-turvy ever since the plague.
—Jack London, 1912Man is a troublesome animal and therefore is not very manageable.
—Plato, c. 349 BCEight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours for what we will.
—Slogan of the National Labor Union of the United States, 1866Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1928