Percy Bysshe Shelley3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteofthedayPercy Bysshe Shelley“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not…
Jean-Baptiste Colbert3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteofthedayJean-Baptiste Colbert“The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Terry Pratchett3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteTerry Pratchett“There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille.…
Friedrich August von Hayek3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteFriedrich August von Hayek“I was quite depressed two weeks ago when I spent an afternoon at Brentano's Bookshop in New York and was looking at…
Rom 15:133년 전 by spyru49 in quoteRom 15:13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the…
Thiruvalluvar, Kural3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteThiruvalluvar, Kural“Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.” Thiruvalluvar, Kural
Confucius3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteConfucius“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity…
Jean-Baptiste Colbert3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteJean-Baptiste Colbert“The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Aristotle3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteAristotle“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle, Metaphysics
Khaled Hosseini3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteKhaled Hosseini“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.…
Zeena Schreck3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteZeena Schreck“After you've seen behind the facade of a stage set you can't take the play seriously any more. You can't go backwards…
Taxpayer3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteTaxpayer“Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase "obligations of a citizen to the state"…
Toni Sorenson3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteToni Sorenson“I believe that we are all born for greatness yet most of us mire in the mediocrity of life. We become complacent or…
Simone de Beauvoir3년 전 by spyru49 in inspirationSimone de Beauvoir“That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” Simone de Beauvoir
Martin Luther King Jr.3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteofthedayMartin Luther King Jr.“Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that…
Ralph Waldo Emerson3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteRalph Waldo Emerson“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ally Condie3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteAlly Condie“He's in pain. I am, too. It strikes me that perhaps this is part of what we are fighting to choose. Which pain we…
Jonathan Safran Foer3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteofthedayJonathan Safran Foer“Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the…
Working class3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteWorking class“The working class had imposed upon them a sterile and authoritarian educational system which mirrored the ethos of…
George Alexiou3년 전 by spyru49 in quoteGeorge Alexiou“Success follows those who champion a cause greater than themselves.” George Alexiou