spyru (49)in #quoteoftheday • 7 years agoPercy Bysshe Shelley“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not…spyru (49)in #quoteoftheday • 7 years agoJean-Baptiste Colbert“The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” Jean-Baptiste Colbertspyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoTerry Pratchett“There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille.…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoFriedrich 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…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoRom 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…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoThiruvalluvar, Kural“Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.” Thiruvalluvar, Kuralspyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoConfucius“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoJean-Baptiste Colbert“The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” Jean-Baptiste Colbertspyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoAristotle“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle, Metaphysicsspyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoKhaled Hosseini“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoZeena 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…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoTaxpayer“Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase "obligations of a citizen to the state"…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoToni Sorenson“I believe that we are all born for greatness yet most of us mire in the mediocrity of life. We become complacent or…spyru (49)in #inspiration • 7 years agoSimone 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 Beauvoirspyru (49)in #quoteoftheday • 7 years agoMartin Luther King Jr.“Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoRalph Waldo Emerson“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” Ralph Waldo Emersonspyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoAlly 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…spyru (49)in #quoteoftheday • 7 years agoJonathan 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…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoWorking class“The working class had imposed upon them a sterile and authoritarian educational system which mirrored the ethos of…spyru (49)in #quote • 7 years agoGeorge Alexiou“Success follows those who champion a cause greater than themselves.” George Alexiou