“A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent” – Seneca
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The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them. -Syrus, Publilius
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It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay. – Syrus, Publilius
"The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed, brutalized and defamed of all Damned Things is the individual human being. The social engineers, statistician, psychologist, sociologists, market researchers, landlords, bureaucrats, captains of industry, bankers, governors, commissars, kings and presidents are perpetually forcing this Damned Thing into carefully prepared blueprints and perpetually irritated that the Damned Thing will not fit into the slot assigned it. The theologians call it a sinner and try to reform it. The governor calls it a criminal and tries to punish it. the psychologist calls it a neurotic and tries to cure it. Still, the Damned Thing will not fit into their slots." – Robert Anton Wilson
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The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue. -Goldsmith, Oliver
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"Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." – Cesar Chavez
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” – Cesar Chavez
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