"In private matters everyone is equal before the law. In public matters, when it is a question of putting power and responsibility into the hands of one man rather than another, what counts is not rank or money, but the ability to do the job well."

-- Pericles

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“The life of the arts is far from an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is close to the center of a nation's purpose-and is a test of the quality of a nations' civilization.”
“The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.”
“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”
“The end of a dissolute life is most commonly a desperate death.”
“People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.”
“There seems to be something in the human soul that causes us to think less of ourselves every time we do something wrong... And maybe it is good for us to feel that way. It may make us more sensitive to what we do wrong and move us to repent and grow.”
“Look within. Within you is the hidden God. Within you is the immortal soul. Within you is the inexhaustible spiritual treasure. Within you is the ocean of bliss. Look within for the happiness which you have sought in vain.”

Source : Swami Sivananda (1944). “Gyana Yoga”
“It was something that hopefully sparked a few people to do similar things down the road and will keep a certain flavor of magazine publishing alive. I have to say at the end of the day I am glad not to be spending all day, every day in the High Times office, you know, covering this particular angle of life.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com

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