Now, forasmuch as princes are not only powerful but rich, according to a number of people (hands being the Father as lands are the Mother or Womb of Wealth), it is no wonder why states by encouraging marriage, advance their own interests.
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Related Princes give rewards with their own hands, But death or punishment by the hands of other. JOHN WEBSTER Although China is not so wealthy and powerful as the West, her people of whatever condition - rich o... ZHANG ZHIDONG The extent to which not just state legislatures but the Congress of the United States are now run by... MOLLY IVINS This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS No one man should be viewed as having more to offer the world than another. We are all equals and ev... SUZY KASSEM Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY I would like to put forward a simple thesis that should no longer be at all controversial: it is now... SAMANTHA POWER No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them... EURIPIDES The maxims are, first, that the individual is not accountable to society for his actions, in so far ... JOHN STUART MILL The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor. WILLIAM FEATHER The reason why we see that people of the greatest capacity are not rich, is either they despise weal... EUSTACE BUDGELL Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whate... MILTON FRIEDMAN There are a number of communities in the United States that have raised their hands and said, 'We ar... GERALDINE GONZALEZ Even as the unborn babe is in the womb of his mother, these five are fixed as his life destiny: his ... CHANAKYA ...The sublime feeling is not mere pleasure as taste is – it is a mixture of pleasure and pain... ... JEAN-FRANçOIS LYOTARD THE NAKED HEART From womb to tomb, There came and went - Only you. Poor or... SUZY KASSEM It is aptly said FACEBOOK for it being used only as a BOOK by most people for the compilation of own... ANUJ SOMANY No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. 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WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON Whatever your feelings may be about William Clinton the man, or William Clinton the political ally o... CHARLES RUFF The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of th... ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Rich people are often thought of as being dishonest if they were born without much money, and lazy i... VIKRANT PARSAI It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children. KINGSLEY AMIS We rich nations, for that is what we are, have an obligation not only to the poor nations, but to al... MOSS CASS In much of the policy debates about fatherhood and marriage, it has been assumed that two-parent fam... JOHNS HOPKINS Being free is not being powerful or rich or well regarded or without obligations but being able to l... JEANETTE WINTERSON It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth. CHARLES CALEB COLTON It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN I define downtime as being awake but not being stimulated by someone else. They may be playing by th... HEATHER FINDLAN It's very encouraging that the number (of citations) is as low as it is. BRUCE KALIN It's not that I am against the rich giving money to charities. I'm all for it, and we should... NOREENA HERTZ Our interests are indeed common European interests, and the only way to serve them is by common mean... FEDERICA MOGHERINI Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so... JANE AUSTEN The American people want to preserve their American heritage, and they have the quaint belief that p... JOHN F. SEIBERLING Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness. MIKHAIL BAKUNIN Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure ... REMY DE GOURMONT A number of states are committed to simplification. But it is complex, and we weren't able to get as... GRAHAM WILLIAMS This generation does not understand the wealth of time. No wonder there are only a few superstars an... SUNDAY ADELAJA People are so isolated, and so alone, and so suspicious, and so competitive with each other, and so ... ARUNDHATI ROY If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. T... IMELDA MARCOS The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of t... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Powerful people are not affected or infected by their environment. They refuse to be victims of othe... DANNY SILK Quite a number of writers comment on the decidedly human character of the fairies, but it must be ob... LEWIS SPENCE Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk ... SOPHIE B. HAWKINS Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to... JAMES BOVARD Life, it is not about the power, be it natural as a father or a mother, authoritative as a president... MUCOR DEDALIV RALUI The improving job market in the past few quarters has reinforced consumer confidence both in their o... AMY LEE When value systems are embraced by a nation, when the citizens of a country are truly rich in virtue... SUNDAY ADELAJA I enjoyed having a reputation as being wild, but these days I try not to worry about what people thi... RUSSELL BRAND As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to ill... GORE VIDAL As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to ill... GORE VIDAL The superstitious know how to reproach people for their vices better than they know how to teach the... BARUCH SPINOZA We are urging people across Greater Manchester to help us by reporting information about unattended ... STEPHEN THOMAS The path of compassion does not obligate you to love people regardless of how they act or who they a... SANAYA ROMAN Human passions have mysterious ways, in children as well as grown-ups. Those affected by them can't ... MICHAEL ENDE I did my best to defend the interests of my country. Right now, I see my country has been colonized,... MOHAMMED ALDOURI Jason settled back on the bench. 'I hate to break this to you, but as a rule, wizards are nasty peop... CINDA WILLIAMS CHIMA If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. T... IMELDA MARCOS She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY The only thing in your hands is your life—make it as rich as possible. OSHO Just as heart is a fountain of unspoken words, the universe is a womb of wonder weird worlds. TOBA BETA The activists will not stop in trying to impose their extreme views on the rest of us, and they have... JIM BUNNING Things are going real well. It's not an eBay or Amazon by any means, but we're encouraging local pro... MELANIE MCFADYEN 2. Overcommitment and time pressure are the greatest destroyers of marriages. It takes time to devel... JAMES C. DOBSON There are, as we know, powerful and illustrious atheists. At bottom, led back to the truth by their ... VICTOR HUGO It should be encouraging to you to know that if you are now confronted by any kind of problem, perso... GRENVILLE KLEISER In the hands of the ego, marriage is a prison. It is exclusive. It is a place where people are const... MARIANNE WILLIAMSON If life is simple being alone, why make it complicated by marriage or by meeting more and more peopl... APURVA GAGLANI It is acknowledged, namely, that there are in the world three forms of government, autocracy, oligar... AESCHINES
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