"Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers, free from all anxieties of gain."

-- Horace

#Father Quotes #Oxen Quotes #Agriculture Quotes

“This business of saying the same thing over and over and over again â€“ which to a lot of Washington insiders and pundits is boring â€“ works.”
“I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.”
“We take better care of the maintenance of our cars than we take care of the maintenance of our bodies.”

Source : "Food Knowledge Is Health Power" by David H. Murdock, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 27, 2011.
“A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously.”
“We must make our lives as we sew, stitch by stitch.”
“We have many advantages in the fight against global warming, but time is not one of them. Instead of idly debating the precise extent of global warming, or the precise timeline of global warming, we need to deal with the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters, and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring. We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time is short and the dangers are great. The most relevant question now is whether our own government is equal to the challenge.”
“Bandwagoning is a strategy for the weak.”

Source : John J. Mearsheimer (2003). “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)”, p.180, W. W. Norton & Company
“A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.”

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