"At Learning's fountain it is sweet to drink, But 'tis a nobler privilege to think."

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Source : John Godfrey Saxe (1860). “The Money-king: And Other Poems”, p.171

John Godfrey Saxe

#Sweet Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Privilege Quotes

“People with an investment in government power will torture logic like a medieval inquisitor rather than face the facts. ... There's a simple way to keep money out of politics: Keep politics out of our money.”
“I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town life, and I think that this movie does the opposite”
“The day will come when you will review your life and be thankful for every minute of it. Every hurt, every sorrow, every joy, every celebration, every moment of your life will be a treasure to you, for you will see the utter perfection of the design. You will stand back from the weaving and see the tapestry, and you will weep at the beauty of it.”
“Plato described ordinary life as unthinking, lived in a dim cave of shadowy reflections, but said that it is possible to leave the cave and see things in sunlit clarity as they actually are.”
“The sum of the whole is this: walk and be happy; walk and be healthy. The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a purpose.”
“Companies prefer to put money in the pockets of shareholders or to hoard cash rather than to raise wages or invest.”
“Faith is not only in the heart; it should be put into words.”
“I would never wanna belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member.”

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