It takes all sorts to make a sex.
(Saki: The Square Egg.)
Marcus Aurelius, «To refrain imitation…»
To refrain from imitation
is the best revenge.
(Marcus Aurelius: Meditations.)
Hume, «Pride and hatred…»
Pride and hatred invigorate the soul;
and love and humility enfeeble it.
(Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature.)
Donne, «As soon…»
As soon as there were two,
there was pride.
(Donne: Sermon.)
W. R. Inge, «Personalize…»
Personalize your sympathies;
depersonalize your antipathies.
(W. R. Inge: More Lay Thoughts of a Dean.)
Blake, «It is easier…»
It is easier to forgive an Enemy
than to forgive a Friend.
(Blake: Jerusalem.)
Victor Hugo, «Friend is sometimes…»
Friend is sometimes a word
devoid of meaning;
enemy, never.
(Victor Hugo: Tas de pierres.)
Charles Caleb Colton, «Rats and conquerors…»
Rats and conquerors must expect
no mercy in misfortune.
(Charles Caleb Colton: Lacon.)
Euripides, «Authority…»
Authority is never without hate.
(Euripides: Ion.)
Swift, «Party…»
Party is the madness of many
for the gain of a few.
(Swift: Thoughts on Various Subjects.)