"The mine owners did not find the gold, they did not mine the gold, they did not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy all the gold belonged to them!"

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Source : "The Autobiography of Big Bill Haywood". Book by Bill Haywood (p. 171), 1929.

Bill Haywood

#Gold Quotes #Mills Quotes #Owners Quotes

“For it is the suffering flesh, it is suffering, it is death, that lovers perpetuate upon the earth. Love is at once the brother, son, and father of death, which is its sister, mother, and daughter. And thus it is that in the depth of love there is a depth”
“The biggest mistake people make is to try to lose too much weight too fast.”
“The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christâ€™s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice.”
“The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.”
“I love you all too much, it's one of just of my problems.”
“The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document. It is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age. Its prescriptions are clear and we know what they arebut life is always your last and most authoritative critic.”
“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.”

Source : W. E. B. Du Bois (1980). “Prayers for Dark People”
“You have to go understand that life and baseball is littered with all kinds of obstacles and problems along the way. You have to learn how to overcome them to be successful in life.”

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