Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.
—Robertson Davies, 1985
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You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
—Aristophanes, c. 424 BCThere be beasts that, at a year old, observe more, and pursue that which is for their good more prudently, than a child can do at ten.
—Thomas Hobbes, 1651It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981Tomorrow never comes, man. It’s all the same fucking day.
—Janis Joplin, 1972Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
—Book of Job, c. 600 BCA good dog, sir, deserves a good bone.
—Ben Jonson, 1633’Tis not a ridiculous devotion to say a prayer before a game at tables?
—Thomas Browne, 1642Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation.
—Colette, 1944Every thought is, strictly speaking, an afterthought.
—Hannah Arendt, 1978The law looks at no one’s face.
—Gabriel Okara, 1964Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050