Quotes from authors born in 1645
Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.
Jean de la Bruyere
Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.
Jean de la Bruyere
He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.
Jean de la Bruyere
A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.
Jean de la Bruyere
We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.
Jean de la Bruyere
Ian MacKaye 
John Mahoney 
Lyman Beecher 
Thom Yorke 
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
John Ashcroft 
Jim Woodring 
Ronald Colman