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Quotations
One 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) 11 likes | |
Land ownership is the mother of inequality and cruelty. — Jean Jaures, 1859-1914, French Socialist leader 7 likes | |
The best way to predict your future is to create it. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 6 likes | |
Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions. — Edgar Cayce, 1877-1945, American mystic & prophet 4 likes | |
Prophesying is lying professionally. — Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer 2 likes | |
If 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 2 likes | |
Beware the ides of March. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Julius Caesar 2 likes | |
Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous. |
Ancient Greek
Do not reject divination. Μαντικήν μη εχθαίρει. — Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 5 likes |
Proverbs
The heart is something of a prophet. 3 likes |