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- When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the marjority of men live content.
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), The Prince
- There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, and the third is useless.
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), The Prince
- There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), The Prince
- Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy
- A little wanton money, which burned out the bottom of his purse.
- Sir Thomas More (1478 - 1535), Works
- Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.
- Stephen Leacock (1869 - 1944), "Nonsense Novels",1911
- The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.
- Stanley Kubrick (1928 - ), in Guardian, June 5, 1963
- Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.
- Paul Klee (1879 - 1940), Creative Credo, 1920
- ...And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Speech in Memphis, April 3, 1968, the day before King was assassinated
- We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Speech at St. Louis, March 22, 1964
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