#ran

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. ↗

— James Madison

#charter #constitutional #derived #fountain #government

What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed? ↗

— James Madison

#before #branch #commerce #executed #fortunes

How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

#express #how #soon #strangely #thing

If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream. ↗

— Rene Magritte

#dream #life #translation #waking

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been. ↗

— Rene Magritte

#barring #been #being #lookout #means

To me, the whole idea of fame and I think it can be a real test of somebody, of who they are. You know, 'cause some strange things happen. I've seen some peculiar things as far as a person just living their life. ↗

— Tobey Maguire

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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. ↗

— Ramana Maharshi

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Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#branches #cracking #existence #me #sterile

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#civilized #civilized nations #koran #laws #legislate

It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going. ↗