The Mughal’s nature is such that they demand miracles, but if a miracle were to be performed by some upright follower of our religion, they would say that it had been brought about by magic and sorcery. They would strike him down with spears or would stone him to death.
—Fr. Antonio Monserrate, 1590
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Why is not a rat as good as a rabbit? Why should men eat shrimps and neglect cockroaches?
—Henry Ward Beecher, 1862Why listen to me? I can only predict epidemics and plagues.
—Larry Kramer, 1992The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws.
—Tacitus, c. 117Knowledge is an ancient error reflecting on its youth.
—Francis Picabia, 1949No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.
—Maria Edgeworth, 1809Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.
—Rudy Giuliani, 1999Happiness is no laughing matter.
—Richard Whately, 1843There are people whom one loves immediately and forever. Even to know they are alive in the world with one is quite enough.
—Nancy Spain, 1956It seems to me that we all look at nature too much and live with her too little.
—Oscar Wilde, 1897Nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy.
—Alexander Hamilton, 1787It costs a lot of money to be rich.
—Peter Boyle, 2002Happiness (as the mathematicians might say) lies on a curve, and we approach it only by asymptote.
—Christopher Morley, 1919