George Eliot
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth. George Eliot
Anaxagoras, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
The descent to Hades is the same from every place. Anaxagoras, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Seven Sages, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Do not speak ill of the dead. The Seven Sages, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Quintilian, De Institutione Oratoria
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. Quintilian, De Institutione Oratoria
Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound
Time as he grows old teaches all things. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound