"If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it."

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Source : Christopher Gadsden (1966). “The Writings of Christopher Gadsden, 1746-1805”, Columbia : University of South Carolina Press

Christopher Gadsden

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“The suffering that food animals undergo, the suffering of those who eat them and profit by them, the suffering of starving people who could be fed with the grain that feeds these animals, and the suffering we thoughtlessly impose on the ecosystem, other creatures, and future generations are all interconnected. It is this interconnectedness of suffering, and its reverse, of love, caring, and awareness, that calls out for our understanding.”

Source : Will Tuttle (2007). “The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony”, p.145, Lantern Books
“I'll read, and then I'll take naps. When I feel sleep coming on, I give in and don't fight it.”
“Whoever can surprise well must conquer.”
“The majority of human beings do not turn to God because they have not enough happiness but because happiness is not enough.”

Source : Sheila Kaye-Smith (1937). “Three Ways Home”
“Carelessness with details sinks more careers than anyone will admit.”
“Death is the stone into which our oblivion hardens.”
“A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me.”
“I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.”

Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.40, Vintage

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