
Socrates, 16.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers
Socrates, 16.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers
“Whichever you do, you will repent it.”
Diogenes Laertius
“When you fight a war against a tyrant, who do you kill? You kill the victims of the tyrant.”
“What do you mean by a tyrant?”
“One whose blood was poisoned by the ambition to rule over others.”
Source: Gardens of the Moon (1999), Chapter 10 (p. 309)
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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 506.
“Never go to France
Unless you know the lingo,
If you do, like me,
You will repent, by jingo.”
French and English, st. 1 (1839).
1830s
Song lyrics, Knocked Out Loaded (1986), Brownsville Girl (with Sam Shepard)
““What do you mean by a tyrant?”
“One whose blood was poisoned by the ambition to rule over others.””
Source: Gardens of the Moon (1999), Chapter 10 (p. 309)
“Spineless politics do not change the mind of a tyrant.”
May 29, 1940; Vol. 1, p. 73.
Diary (1939 - 1945)