I cruelly hate cruelty, both by nature and reason, as the worst of all the vices. But then I am so soft… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
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Like every other creature on the face of the earth, Godfrey was, by birthright, a stupendous badass, albeit in the somewhat narrow… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
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We have long had emigration in Ireland. But the nature of emigration has changed. With ferries to Britain and the continent, as… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
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If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has… — Augustus Copy Share Image
Father in heaven, Thank you for another day on earth to live for you! Thank you for watching over me last night… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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We have dominated and overruled nature, and from now on the earth is ours, a kitchen garden until we learn to make… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
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