Saturday, May 16, 2009

Darkly Comical Quotes

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. - Plutarch

A man to be truly free must accept responsibilities. To be relieved of responsibility means to lose freedom and liberty. Thus it can come about that the real enemy of man can be the state. – C.T.A. Sparks, D.D.

As the essence of courage is to stake one’s life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists. – William Salter

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. – William James

Power intoxicates men. When a man is intoxicated by alcohol he can recover, but when intoxicated by power he seldom recovers. – James F. Byrnes

The trouble with worrying so much about your “security” in the future is that you feel so insecure in the present. – Harlan Miller

Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man’s hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them. – Don Marquis

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