#robbing

Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and things, that never have been, or are likely to be. ↗

— Mary Wortley Montagu

#bring #double #general #likely #loss

If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. ↗

— Thomas de Quincey

#drinking #himself #indulges #little #man

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank. ↗

— Bobby Jones

#man #might #praise #robbing #well

Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings. ↗

— John Muir

#fiber #harp #harp-strings #john-muir #life

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night. ↗

— William Hurt

#executed #held #hostage #i #man

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#esteemed #friend #friendship #left #life

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity. ↗

— Nicholas D. Kristof

#armed #bands #burning #central #children

You cannot earn $10 million. Nobody earns millions. You can rob, you can steal, or you can make $10 million in an IPO, but never earn so much. So just forget all this saving and consulting bullshit. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#earning #inspirational #millions #robbing #youth

If you rob too much from one person, it becomes murder. If you steal little by little, it looks like business. Just find a way to refine it. The Internet has made it possible to connect to the whole world via one platform. Steal a penny from each person, call it service charge and you will be a millionaire. The volume makes a difference. ↗

— Ravindra Shukla

#internet #millions #robbing #tycoon #volume

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. ↗

— Henry Miller

#develop #forget #interest #interesting #interesting people