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Otto von BismarckOne day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.

—  Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor

     (prediction of 1888)

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Jean JauresLand ownership is the mother of inequality and cruelty.

—  Jean Jaures, 1859-1914, French Socialist leader

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Peter DruckerThe best way to predict your future is to create it.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Edgar CayceDreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.

—  Edgar Cayce, 1877-1945, American mystic & prophet

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Thomas PaineProphesying is lying professionally.

—  Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer

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Arthur ClarkeIf we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run — and often in the short one — the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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William ShakespeareBeware the ides of March.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Julius Caesar

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George EliotAmong all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Ancient Greek

Chilon of SpartaDo not reject divination.

Μαντικήν μη εχθαίρει.

—  Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece

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Yiddish proverbThe heart is something of a prophet.

—  Yiddish proverb

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