Century Russian

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“Anger kills both laughter and joy;
What greater foe is there than anger?”
—Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)

“Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his “comb” and “spare shirt,” “leathern breeches” and “gauze cap to keep off gnats,” with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)