"The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain."

-- Napoleon Bonaparte

#Hands Quotes #Giving Quotes #Gains Quotes

“The power of death signifies that this real world can only have a neutral image of life, that life's intimacy does not reveal it's dazzling consumption until the moment it gives out.”

Source : Georges Bataille (1989). “Theory of religion”, Zone Books (NY)
“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.”
“It's nice to have a lot of money, but you know, you don't want to keep it around forever. I prefer buying things. Otherwise, it's a little like saving sex for your old age.”
“Our opportunities to do good are our talents.”

Source : Cotton Mather (1825). “Essays to Do Good”, p.69
“Whether it's the experiments on 'MythBusters' or my earlier work in special effects for movies, I've regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.”
“On the surface, an intelligible lie; underneath, the unintelligible truth.”
“Part of elegy is confrontation - not just with the idea of death, but with the person who has died.”

Source : Source: lunchticket.org
“Beauty is an exquisite flower, and its perfume is virtue.”

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