The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the gift is acknowledged; it is the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that is weighed. Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. Never Give In!
"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle." The Analects of Confucius
The soul is made of stuff so mysteriously elastic that a single event can make it big enough to contain the infinite. The Post Office Girl
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