- I have certainly known more men destroyed by the desire to have a wife and
child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and
harlots
William Butler Yeats (1865... - One day posterity will remember
This strange era, these strange times
when Ordinary common honesty was called courage. ... - We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the
nation's welfare than gold and silver
fame or popularity. -- Brigham Young (1801-1877)... - By night an atheist half believes in God.
-- Edward Young (1683-1765) "The Complaint
or Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality... - To live in accordance with nature is to live in accordance with virtue
Zeno the Stoic (c.335-c.263 BCE) quoted in More, Hellenistic... - My duty is to speak; I have no wish to be an accomplice
Emile Zola (1840-1902) Le Figaro 25 Nov....
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