Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155 To worship effectively is to enable men to become free.
Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155 To worship effectively is to enable men to become free.
As much grief as I take the rest of the year, plays like that, you've got to savor them and read more
As much grief as I take the rest of the year, plays like that, you've got to savor them and enjoy them. I've helped the team win with the bat before, but it's nice to do it with the glove.
A fierce unrest seethes at the core
Of all existing things:
It was the eager wish to read more
A fierce unrest seethes at the core
Of all existing things:
It was the eager wish to soar
That gave the gods their wings.
. . . .
There throbs through all the worlds that are
This heart-beat not and strong,
And shaken systems, star by star,
Awake and glow in song.
When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty.
When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty.
Their eyes seem'd rings from whence the gems were gone.
[It., Parean l'occhiaje anella senza gemme.]
Their eyes seem'd rings from whence the gems were gone.
[It., Parean l'occhiaje anella senza gemme.]
Two rules to follow: 1) Don't sweat the small stuff. 2) It's all small
stuff.
Two rules to follow: 1) Don't sweat the small stuff. 2) It's all small
stuff.
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to "the common good", but by the productive genius of free men read more
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to "the common good", but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
