#lt

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace. ↗

— Confucius

#honor #justice #society #wealth #honor

The difficulty is capturing surprise on film. ↗

— F. Murray Abraham

#difficulty #film #surprise

Respect your body. Eat well. Dance forever. ↗

— Eliza Gaynor Minden

#health #respect

The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities. ↗

— Adam Smith

#taxes #wealth #nature

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#nature

History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon? ↗

— Dan Brown

#culture

Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#although #ever #football #football season #hardly

I use Facebook quite a lot to keep up with my friends, although I had to delete 'Words With Friends' from my phone because it was wasting too much of my time. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#because #delete #facebook #friends #had

I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have. ↗

— Lloyd Banks

#could #fame #honor #i #important

I’m your worst nightmare come to walk this side of the lines. I’m an elf, Trent something you’re forgotten how to be. You’re scared of black magic. I can see fear shimmering under your aura like sweat. I live and breathe black magic. I’m so tainted with it that I will use it without thought, without guilt and without hesitation. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#guilt