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Category: Proverbium Seniorum

Posted on October 25, 2020

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”—George Santayana, American philosopher, 1863-1952

Posted on October 24, 2020

“It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness.”—Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father, 1743-1826

Posted on October 22, 2020

“My brain? It’s my second favorite organ.”—Woody Allen, American director, 1935-

Posted on October 20, 2020

“Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.”—Harry S. Truman, U.S. President, 1884-1972

Posted on October 17, 2020

“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”—Joseph Conrad, British novelist, 1857-1924

Posted on October 15, 2020

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”—Arthur C. Clarke, British science- and science-fiction writer, 1917-2008

Posted on October 13, 2020

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.”—Mark Twain, American author & humorist, 1835-1910

Posted on October 11, 2020

“They were careless people. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”—F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist, 1896-1940

Posted on October 8, 2020

“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on October 2, 2020

“Knowledge is power.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

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