If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

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Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of...

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of...

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

Love is only the dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Love is only the dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really...

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to...

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and...

Picture an iceberg. The bulk of its power lies below the surface. The part of...

Picture an iceberg. The bulk of its power lies below the surface. The part of...

Hold up... hold on... don't be scared You'll never change what's been and gone May...

Hold up... hold on... don't be scared You'll never change what's been and gone May...