"If poverty makes man groan, he yawns in opulence. When fortune exempts us from labor, nature overwhelms us with time."

-- Antoine Rivarol

#Men Quotes #Opulence Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“Science is for those who learn; poetry, for those who know.”
“Why do women want to dress like men when theyâ€™re fortunate enough to be women? Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get more accomplished by being charming than we would be flaunting around in pants and smoking. Iâ€™m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I donâ€™t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave errorâ€¦”
“When you die, your culture takes you in, and then, if you've given enough, your place is near the centre.”
“I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic than magazine illustration - since it is entirely creative. An illustrator works with camera and models; a comic artist begins with a white sheet of paper and dreams up his own business - he is playwright, director, editor and artist at once.”

Source : Alex Raymond (1990). “Flash Gordon: Mongo, the planet of doom”
“Thomas Jefferson explained, Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated. .. If Congress can determine what constitutes the general welfare and can appropriate money for its advancement, where is the limitation to carrying into execution whatever can be effected by money?.”
“Spring, when the earth tilts closer to the sun, runs a strict timetable of flowers.”
“That which is true must always remain true, though the applications may change greatly from generation to generation. It is the absence of such fundamental certainties, no doubt, that leads men into continual search for a satisfying religion, or that drives them away from their old religion.”
“We all hope we have something else to do. We're going to be unemployed actors. It's a consistent state of being a professional actor, in my experience.”

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