When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Before the spread of alphabetic writing, systems making much use of logograms were more common and included Egyptian hieroglyphs, Maya glyphs, and Sumerian cuneiform. Guns, Germs And Steel
“The stronger your self-understanding is, the greater your probability of adapting to the people around you.” Surrounded by Idiots
They who have a care of their souls, and do not merely live in the fashions of the body, say farewell to all this; they will not walk in the ways of the blind: and when philosophy offers them purification and release from evil, they feel that they ought not resist her influence, and to her they incline, and whither she leads they follow her. The Trials Of Socrates
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