"Pleasure is a thief to business."

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Source : 'The Complete English Tradesman' (1725) vol. 1

Daniel Defoe

#Thieves Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“If I am still doing what I'm doing and I still have respect in this town, haven't done anything completely and utterly stupid, then I'll be happy with myself.”
“The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, every dream, every decency, every hope. The main parliamentary parties are now devoted to the same economic policies â€” socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor â€” and the same foreign policy of servility to endless war. This is not democracy. It is to politics what McDonalds is to food.”

Source : "Breaking the great Australian silence". John Pilger's speech at the Sydney Opera House to mark his award of the Sydney Peace Prize, johnpilger.com. November 5, 2009.
“You can't really have like high end designers for everything.”
“Your tragedy is Godâ€™s opportunity to show Himself faithful.”
“If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing Double Dahlias in his garden.”
“The superfluous, a very necessary thing.”
“I think sometimes my controlling instincts came out of a fear of other people.”
“The dog ran into the kitchen, stuck his nose in Grandma's crotch, and snuffled. Dang," Grandma said. "Guess my new perfume really works. I'm gonna have to try it out at the seniors meeting.”

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