#red

The use of refined petroleum as fuel, which began in the 1850s, freed hundreds of millions of people from the toil of centuries, gave hundreds of millions more a life of ease and plenty, and, by allowing great cities to feed themselves from every corner of the world, multiplied the population of the earth fivefold. ↗

— James Buchan

#began #centuries #cities #corner #earth

Although it was in primitive times and differently called the Lord's day or Sunday, yet it was never denominated the Sabbath; a name constantly appropriate to Saturday, or the Seventh day both by sacred and ecclesiastical writers. ↗

— Charles Buck

#appropriate #both #called #constantly #day

I'm coming to Washington, D.C., to do the people's work. And the people's work has to do with reducing spending and cutting budgets and, and trying to get a grip on the size of government. ↗

— Ken Buck

#coming #cutting #get #government #grip

It's just a little ranch. Thirty-five acres. In Texas, if it's not a thousand acres, it's considered a ranchette. ↗

— Betty Buckley

#considered #just #little #ranch #texas

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. ↗

— Buddha

#beast #body #evil #feared #friend

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ↗

— Buddha

#being #candle #candles #decreases #happiness

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. ↗

— Buddha

#deeds #earth #good #good deeds #guidance

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. ↗

— Buddha

#even #feared #lived #who #wisely

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#common sense #lord #sense #shared #voice

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer. ↗

— Bill Budge

#engineer #engineered #games #i #i am