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As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air – however slight – lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.

— Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

The strongest of all warriors are these two - Time and Patience.

— Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.

— Oscar Wilde

The cleverest of all is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

— Dostoyevsky

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

— Shakespeare, As You Like It

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

— Cicero

Though it be honest, it is never good
To bring bad news. Give to a gracious message
An host of tongues, but let ill tidings tell
Themselves when they be felt.

— Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra speaking)

Nature Hath Framed Strange Fellows in Her Time

— Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

The omission is the most powerful form of lie, and it is the duty of the historian to ensure that those lies do not creep into the history books.

— George Orwell

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

— George Orwell, 1984

Four legs good, two legs bad.

— George Orwell, Animal Farm

To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.

— George Orwell, London Tribune

At the head of all understanding is realizing what is and what cannot be and the consoling of what is not in our power to change.

― Solomon ibn Gabirol

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

― Solomon ibn Gabirol

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

— Aristotle

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.

— François de La Rochefoucauld