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 | All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 11 likes |
 | We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. — Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement 7 likes |
 | In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 5 likes |
 | Originality is the art of concealing your sources. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes |
 | All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. — Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961, American writer, Nobel 1954 4 likes |
 | Consider your origin. You were not formed to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. — Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet 4 likes |
 | Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others. — Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist 1 likes |
 | We come from a dark abyss; we end up in a dark abyss; the bright space in between is called Life. — Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer 1 likes |
 | Go into yourself and see how deep the place is from which your life flows. — Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet 1 likes |
 | The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. — D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer 1 likes |
 | Originality is the art of concealing your source. — Franklin P. Jones, 1908-1980, American columnist 1 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | We are all sprung from a heavenly seed. Caelesti sumus omnes semine oriundi. — Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet 27 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? — Anonymous 7 likes |
| If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? — Anonymous 6 likes |
 | What are they planting to grow the seedless watermelon? — Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian 6 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | A huge tree can tower from a tiny seed. Σμικρού γένοιτ’ αν σπέρματος μέγας πυθμήν. — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Libation bearers 17 likes |
 | This you must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole. Τούτων αεί μεμνήσθαι, τις η των όλων φύσις. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations ΙΙ, 9 5 likes |
 | We all come from earth and water. Πάντες γαίης τε και ύδατος εκγενόμεθα. — Xenophanes, 570-480 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes |
Proverbs
 | Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. 7 likes |
