"Society is the offspring of leisure; and to acquire this forms the only rational motive for accumulating wealth, notwithstanding the cant that prevails on the subject of labor."

-- Henry Theodore Tuckerman

#Society Quotes #Leisure Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“When the world seems large and complex, we need to remember that great world ideals all begin in some home neighborhood.”
“Every movie I make, thatâ€™s my hideout, the place I donâ€™t quite understand but feel most at home.”
“You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.”
“My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.”
“If a shadow is a two-dimensional projection of the three-dimensional world, then the three-dimensional world as we know it is the projection of the four-dimensional Universe.”
“On the Death of his Child Dew Evaporates And all our world is dew...so dear, So fresh, so fleeting”
“Public opinion, though slow as lava, in the end forces governments towards more sanity, more justice. My heroes and heroines are all private citizens.”

Source : Martha Gellhorn (2015). “The View From The Ground”, p.400, Granta Books
“You always have to strive”

Source : Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (2010). “Lone Survivor: The Incredible True Story of Navy SEALs Under Siege”, p.34, Hachette UK

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