Robert Louis Stevenson
To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity. Robert Louis Stevenson
Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise (1938)
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise (1938)
William Shakespeare, “Much Ado about Nothing”, Act 1 scene 1
He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat. William Shakespeare, “Much Ado about Nothing”, Act 1 scene 1
Heraclitus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Stanley Baldwin
It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to tell the truth. Stanley Baldwin
Agathon, from Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past. Agathon, from Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Malayan Proverb
Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. Malayan Proverb
Sebastian Brant, The Ship of Fools
The world wants to be deceived. Sebastian Brant, The Ship of Fools
William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”, Act 3 scene 1
O, woe is me,To have seen what I have seen, see what I see! William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”, Act 3 scene 1
William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Act 3 scene 2
I cannot tell what the dickens his name is. William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Act 3 scene 2