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George Bernard Shaw:The love of economy is the


The love of economy is the root of all virtue.
by George Bernard Shaw


George Washington:Liberty, when it begins to


Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
by George Washington


Cicero:True glory takes root, and even spreads;


True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.
by Cicero


Boris Pasternak:You fall into my arms. / You are


You fall into my arms. / You are the good gift of destruction’s path, / When life sickens more than disease / And boldness is the root of beauty— / Which draws us together.
by Boris Pasternak


Ralph Waldo Emerson:All our progress is an


All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root, bud and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson


H. P. Blavatsky:Strive with thy thoughts unclean


Strive with thy thoughts unclean before they overpower thee. Use them as they will thee, for if thou sparest them and they take root and grow, know well, these thoughts will overpower and kill thee. Beware! Suffer not their shadow to approach. For it will grow, increase in size and power, and then this thing of darkness will absorb thy being before thou hast well realized the black foul monster's presence.
by H. P. Blavatsky


Thomas Szasz:The plague of mankind is the fear


The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity: monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine. The belief that there is only one right way to live only one right way to regulate religious, political, sexual, medical affairs is the root cause of the greatest threat to man: members of his own species, bent on ensuring his salvation, security, and sanity.
by Thomas Szasz


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