He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat. William Shakespeare, “Much Ado about Nothing”, Act 1 scene 1

Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to tell the truth. Stanley Baldwin

This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past. Agathon, from Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics

Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. Malayan Proverb

The world wants to be deceived. Sebastian Brant, The Ship of Fools

O, woe is me,To have seen what I have seen, see what I see! William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”, Act 3 scene 1

I cannot tell what the dickens his name is. William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Act 3 scene 2