Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a flea, and yet he will be making gods by dozens View quotes by Montaigne
The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea. View quotes by John Adams
To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it. View quotes by Herman Melville
