#misattributed

If you want to know what God thinks about money just look at the people He gives it to. ↗

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. ↗

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy. ↗

— Elmer T Peterson

#misattributed-to-de-tocqueville #democracy

America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#misattributed #america

You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily. ↗

— Walter M. Miller Jr.

#misattributed-to-c-s-lewis #body

When you get to the end of your rope. Tie a knot and hang on. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#misattributed #perseverance #sanity #perseverance

In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away. ↗