"I have heard much of these languishing lovers, but I never yet saw one of them die for love."

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“Blessed, unquestionably, is he who has it in his power to do evil, yet does it not.”

“When one has one good day in the year, one is not wholly unfortunate.”

“Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it.”

“God always helps madmen, lovers, and drunkards.”

“To me it seems much better to love a woman as a woman, than to make her one's idol, as many do. For my part, I am convinced that it is better to use than to abuse.”

“Though jealousy be produced by love as ashes are by fire, yet jealousy extinguishes love, as ashes smother the flame.”

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"With the present importance of the city and the unlimited numbers of its population, it is necessary to increase the number of dwelling-places indefinitely. Consequently, as the ground floors could no…"

— Vitruvius

Technology-79–-14

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"Faith as ultimate concern is an act of the total personality. It happens in the center of the personal life and includes all its elements. Faith is the most centered act of the human mind. It is not a…"

— Paul Tillich

Religion1886–1965

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"Rekha, a photogenic girl with seductive eyes, languished in insubstantial roles. The audience was floored when there was a swift change in her screen personality, as well as her style of acting. She p…"

— Rekha

Literature1954

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"One can meet all the emotional requisites of a human—except for the assurance that you’ll find a life after death—without the superstitions of religion."

— Jerry Coyne

Science1949

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