"When we see the shameful fortunes amassed in all quarters of the globe, are we not impelled to exclaim that Judas' thirty pieces of silver have fructified across the centuries?"

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Sophie Swetchine

#Pieces Quotes #Riches Quotes #Silver Quotes

“Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer.”
“True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In this way, the U.S. can provide and express ideals that strike a chord in humans everywhere - a declaration of independence on behalf of all the peoples of the world.”
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”

Source : William Styron, James L. W. West (1985). “Conversations with William Styron”, p.12, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“This is how [the] sport has contributed to my personality, toughness and discipline. I have a plan, and I work on it. I was going to add [the] before the word sport since I thought was either a typo or a problem translating what she said, but then I thought it made sense without it too , so I left it as is. Just know that that's not a typo on my part.”
“It's stupid the way people extrapolate the past -- and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid.”
“Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.”
“I love that works of art are printed so that anyone can buy them. The variety of what they put on little postcards astounds me.”
“That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.”

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