Great famous quotes - Page 131

Wealth

Prosperity is the surest breeder…

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Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know. Twain, Mark

Risk

Proverbial wisdom counsels again…

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Proverbial wisdom counsels against risk and change. But sitting ducks fare worst of all. Cooley, Mason

Risk

Prudence suspects that happiness…

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Prudence suspects that happiness is a bait set by risk. Cooley, Mason

Business

Public business should be conduc…

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Public business should be conducted publicly. Chinese Proverb

Politics

Public office is the last refuge…

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Public office is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Penrose, Boise

Society

Publicity is a great purifier be…

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Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses of the nation. Hughes, Charles E.

Success

Pubs make you as drunk as they c…

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Pubs make you as drunk as they can as soon as they can, and turn nasty when they succeed. MacInnes, Colin

Punishment

Punishment – The justice that th…

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Punishment – The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught. Hubbard, Elbert

Ignorance

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion…

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Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. Gita, Bhagavad

Silence

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set…

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Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace…On much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety. Akhenaton

Boldness

Question with boldness even the …

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Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. Jefferson, Thomas

Decision

Quick decisions are unsafe decis…

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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. Sophocles