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William Shakespeare2 quotes
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done! — William Shakespeare · 1616Thou art not for the fashion of these times,
Where none will sweat but for promotion. — William Shakespeare · 1616Benjamin Franklin1 quote
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1766Bertolt Brecht1 quote
No one can be good for long when goodness is not in demand. — Bertolt Brecht · 1943Blake1 quote
We're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. — Blake · 1992Cicero1 quote
Cui bono? — Cicero · 52 BCJ. Paul Getty1 quote
I have 14 other grandchildren and if I pay one penny now, I'll have 14 kidnapped grandchildren. — J. Paul Getty · 1973John Locke1 quote
Good and Evil, Reward and Punishment, are the only Motives to a rational Creature: These are the Spur and Reins whereby all Mankind are set on Work, and guided. — John Locke · 1693Publilius Syrus1 quote
Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCRonald Reagan1 quote
Freedom and incentives unleash the drive and entrepreneurial genius that are the core of human progress. — Ronald Reagan · 1985Upton Sinclair1 quote
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it. — Upton Sinclair · 1935