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@spyru Feb 18, 2018, 7:09 PM UTC

Percy Bysshe Shelley

“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?” Percy Bysshe Shelley

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@spyru Feb 18, 2018, 4:42 PM UTC

Jean-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

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@spyru Feb 16, 2018, 7:23 PM UTC

Terry Pratchett

“There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style.” Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Re…

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@spyru Feb 15, 2018, 6:37 PM UTC

Friedrich 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 the kind of books most people read. Once you see that you lose all hope.” Friedric…

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@spyru Feb 14, 2018, 9:58 PM UTC

Rom 15:13

May 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 power of the Holy Spirit. Rom 15:13

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@spyru Feb 13, 2018, 4:52 PM UTC

Thiruvalluvar, Kural

“Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.” Thiruvalluvar, Kural

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@spyru Feb 13, 2018, 4:35 PM UTC

Confucius

“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.” Confucius

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@spyru Feb 13, 2018, 12:13 AM UTC

Jean-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

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@spyru Feb 11, 2018, 10:36 PM UTC

Aristotle

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle, Metaphysics

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@spyru Feb 10, 2018, 10:03 PM UTC

Khaled Hosseini

“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.” Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

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