It’s only the futility of the first flood that prevents God from sending a second.
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas Chamfort, c. 1794
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It seems to me that we all look at nature too much and live with her too little.
—Oscar Wilde, 1897A person who sees only fashion in fashion is a fool.
—Honoré de Balzac, 1830There are some who, if a cat accidentally comes into the room, though they neither see it nor are told of it, will presently be in a sweat and ready to die away.
—Increase Mather, 1684We must confess that at present the rich predominate, but the future will be for the virtuous and ingenious.
—Jean de La Bruyère, 1688A hick town is one where there is no place to go where you shouldn’t go.
—Alexander Woollcott, c. 1935When arms speak, the laws are silent.
—Cicero, 52 BCA great step toward independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment.
—Seneca the Younger, c. 60I am a friend of the workingman, and I would rather be his friend than be one.
—Clarence Darrow, 1932What is the city but the people?
—William Shakespeare, 1608Writing cannot express words fully; words cannot express thoughts fully.
—The Book of Changes, c. 350 BCWe do not suffer by accident.
—Jane Austen, 1813Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.
—Sophocles, c. 441 BC