"Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain."

Gain, Mankind, May

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"Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain."

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"The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love."

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"To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble."

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"If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

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"FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about the Obama Narrative. It is the FDR Narrative on steroids. It is intended to lead to greater statism and political gain."

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"We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own."

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"It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons."

Tom Clancy, American Novelist

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"By use you possess gain; by disuse you decline and lose."

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"Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, Like other farmers, flourish and complain."

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"To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else."

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"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

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