The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein, c. 1947
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Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1910What one man can invent another can discover.
—Arthur Conan Doyle, 1905Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
—Mencius, 300 BCThe world is wearied of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1870The brightest light burns the quickest.
—Olive Beatrice Muir, 1900I tell you, there is such a thing as creative hate!
—Willa Cather, 1915To hide and feel guilty would be the beginning of defeat.
—Milan Kundera, 1978Man is a troublesome animal and therefore is not very manageable.
—Plato, c. 349 BCBrains are the only things worth having in this world.
—L. Frank Baum, 1899Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury—to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
—Albert Einstein, 1931All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
—Al Smith, 1933The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.
—Laozi