There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.
—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1898
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As bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.
—David Sedaris, 1997To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the need for thought.
—Henri Poincaré, 1903Men willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, c. 50 BCPeople revere the Constitution yet know so little about it—and that goes for some of my fellow senators.
—Robert Byrd, 2005Rewards and punishment are the lowest form of education.
—Zhuangzi, c. 286 BCOne should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
—Oscar Wilde, 1894Peace is a natural effect of trade.
—Montesquieu, 1748Knowledge itself is power.
—Francis Bacon, 1597The belly is the teacher of the arts and bestower of invention.
—Persius, c. 55Only the little people pay taxes.
—Leona Helmsley, 1989What are men anyway but balloons on legs, a lot of blown-up bladders?
—Gaius Petronius Arbiter, c. 64Make human nature your study wherever you reside—whatever the religion or the complexion, study their hearts.
—Ignatius Sancho, 1778