Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul,But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, Chaos is come again., William Shakespeare, Othello, Act 3 scene 3, Greatest English dramatist poet (1564 1616)
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh., W. H. Auden, US (Englishborn) critic poet (1907 1973)
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word., Charles De Gaulle, French general politician (1890 1970)
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means., George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist socialist (1856 1950)
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood., Buddha, Indian philosopher religious leader (563 BC 483 BC)
The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves., William Hazlitt, English essayist (1778 1830)