"Power, when invested in the hands of knaves or fools, generally is the source of tyranny ..."

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Source : Charlotte CHARKE (1826). “A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, youngest daughter of Colley Cibber ... Written by herself. With a portrait”

Charlotte Charke

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“Science is agnostic when it comes to god; not atheistic, as some people prefer to read that laden word wrongly; just agnostic.”

Source : Eric Chaisson, Lola Judith Chaisson (2007). “Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos”, p.254, Columbia University Press
“A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”
“We don't live abundant and happy lives in isolation or by being takers. So by giving away your purpose to others, you will find that others want to GIVE to you, too.”
“Just think life's too short to get hung up on maybes.”

Source : A. Meredith Walters (2014). “Find You in the Dark”, p.189, Simon and Schuster
“I've seen quite a bit of the world, but I really like Sweden and feel like I could live there some day.”
“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”
“The days of the future stand in front of us Like a line of candles all alight Golden and warm and lively little candles.”

Source : Constantine P. Cavafy, “Candles”
“Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without.”

Source : Joseph Wood Krutch (1967). “And Even If You Do: Essays on Man, Manners & Machines”

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