“How strongly does this bear out the truth of Plato’s maxim, that he who wishes to be really rich ought to lessen his desires rather than increase his property, because if a man places no bounds to his covetousness, he never will be free from want and misery.” Plato
“Love must not entreat… Or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract.” Hermann Hesse
“Written laws are like spiders’ webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.” Anacharsis
“Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, But we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.” Solon
“It is circumstance and proper timing that give an action its character and make it either good or bad.” Agesilaus II
“All men whilst they are awake are in one common world; but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.” Heraclitus
We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job. Winston Churchill
