spyru(25)•in #quoteoftheday•2898 days agoPercy 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...1701$0.02spyru(25)•in quoteoftheday•2898 days agoPercy 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...1701$0.02
spyru(25)•in #quoteoftheday•2899 days 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 Colbert...1660$0.04spyru(25)•in quoteoftheday•2899 days 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 Colbert...1660$0.04
spyru(25)•in #quote•2900 days agoTerry 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 o...1680$0.05spyru(25)•in quote•2900 days agoTerry 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 o...1680$0.05
spyru(25)•in #quote•2901 days 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 the kind of books most people read. Once yo...1691$0.02spyru(25)•in quote•2901 days 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 the kind of books most people read. Once yo...1691$0.02
spyru(25)•in #quote•2902 days 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 power of the Holy Spirit. Rom 15:13...1700$0.06spyru(25)•in quote•2902 days 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 power of the Holy Spirit. Rom 15:13...1700$0.06
spyru(25)•in #quote•2904 days agoThiruvalluvar, Kural“Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.” Thiruvalluvar, Kural...1670$0.00spyru(25)•in quote•2904 days agoThiruvalluvar, Kural“Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.” Thiruvalluvar, Kural...1670$0.00
spyru(25)•in #quote•2904 days agoConfucius“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestnes...1670$0.00spyru(25)•in quote•2904 days agoConfucius“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestnes...1670$0.00
spyru(25)•in #quote•2904 days 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 Colbert...1690$0.03spyru(25)•in quote•2904 days 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 Colbert...1690$0.03
spyru(25)•in #quote•2905 days agoAristotle“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle, Metaphysics...1700$0.02spyru(25)•in quote•2905 days agoAristotle“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle, Metaphysics...1700$0.02
spyru(25)•in #quote•2906 days agoKhaled 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 Hossein...1650$0.03spyru(25)•in quote•2906 days agoKhaled 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 Hossein...1650$0.03
spyru(25)•in #quote•2906 days 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 and regain your ignorance; you have to mo...1700$0.03spyru(25)•in quote•2906 days 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 and regain your ignorance; you have to mo...1700$0.03
spyru(25)•in #quote•2907 days agoTaxpayer“Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase "obligations of a citizen to the state" is so false, how true the phrase "duty of...1710$0.03spyru(25)•in quote•2907 days agoTaxpayer“Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase "obligations of a citizen to the state" is so false, how true the phrase "duty of...1710$0.03
spyru(25)•in #quote•2908 days 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 worse, discouraged and stagnate. We damn ou...1670$0.00spyru(25)•in quote•2908 days 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 worse, discouraged and stagnate. We damn ou...1670$0.00
spyru(25)•in #inspiration•2909 days 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 Beauvoir...1670$0.00spyru(25)•in inspiration•2909 days 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 Beauvoir...1670$0.00
spyru(25)•in #quoteoftheday•2909 days 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 the surest way to be happy is to seek happi...1670$0.00spyru(25)•in quoteoftheday•2909 days 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 the surest way to be happy is to seek happi...1670$0.00
spyru(25)•in #quote•2909 days agoRalph Waldo Emerson“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...1700$0.00spyru(25)•in quote•2909 days agoRalph Waldo Emerson“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...1700$0.00
spyru(25)•in #quote•2910 days 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 feel.” Ally Condie, Matched...1600$0.03spyru(25)•in quote•2910 days 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 feel.” Ally Condie, Matched...1600$0.03
spyru(25)•in #quoteoftheday•2910 days 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 future.” Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Lo...1700$0.06spyru(25)•in quoteoftheday•2910 days 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 future.” Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Lo...1700$0.06
spyru(25)•in #quote•2911 days agoWorking class“The working class had imposed upon them a sterile and authoritarian educational system which mirrored the ethos of the corporate workplace.”...1670$0.01spyru(25)•in quote•2911 days agoWorking class“The working class had imposed upon them a sterile and authoritarian educational system which mirrored the ethos of the corporate workplace.”...1670$0.01
spyru(25)•in #quote•2912 days agoGeorge Alexiou“Success follows those who champion a cause greater than themselves.” George Alexiou...1690$0.07spyru(25)•in quote•2912 days agoGeorge Alexiou“Success follows those who champion a cause greater than themselves.” George Alexiou...1690$0.07
