"Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold."

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Plautus

#Life Quotes #Gold Quotes #Weight Quotes

“Survival has its own etiquette.”
“Right now, if there's a gender gap problem, it's not Ronald Reagan with women; it's with Walter Mondale with men.”
“Donâ€™t be flattered that he misses you. He should miss you. You are deeply missable. However, heâ€™s still the same person who just broke up with you. Remember, the only reason he can miss you is because heâ€™s choosing, every day, not to be with you.”
“HAPPY EVER AFTER is a concept I'll never believe in. I would be content to sample some little taste of happiness today, tonight, right now. Though I know without a doubt that tomorrow will come saturated with pain. Life is like that. At least my life. And honestly, I cant think of anyone whose life is any different. The price tag for joy is misery. [...]”
“Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds and social positions encounter one another, and bump up against one another, in the course of ordinary life.”

Source : "What Money Can't Buy by Michael Sandel - review" by John Lanchester, www.theguardian.com. May 17, 2012.
“If you keep the law of God, you are not described in Scripture as a pinched legalist, but rather as happy (Prov. 29:18).”
“I'm not a flying fan. I can't bear it.”
“Were we incapable of empathy â€“ of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own â€“ then ethical reasoning would lead nowhere. If emotion without reason is blind, then reason without emotion is impotent.”

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