Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.Denis Diderot
There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.Denis Diderot
Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices.Denis Diderot
Like almost everything else from the West, the Romantic Revolution arrived late in Russia.Tom Stoppard
The printed word is no longer as in demand as when I was of the age of pupils or even at the age of the teachers teaching them.Tom Stoppard