"Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness."

-- Sophocles

#Tyrants Quotes #House Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah.”
“The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.”
“Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.”
“There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?”

Source : "Kelley softens tone in new books" by Patrick Gavin, www.politico.com. February 07, 2013.
“Yeah, I did a cameo in an upcoming movie called Constantine.”
“Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.”
“The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything.”

Source : "How Good Do You Want to Be?" by Max Benavidez, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2014.
“May the honey-sweet flute music that flows from Lord Mukunda's lotus mouth fill me with bliss.”

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