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'In war,' answered the weaver, 'the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor. We must work to live, and they give us such mean wages that we die. We toil for them all day long, and they heap up gold in
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“A whining note had come into his voice, the tone of someone who had—in AA lingo—a ring around his ass from sitting on the pity-pot.”
― Fairy Tale
― Fairy Tale
“Man," said the Ghost, "if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child.”
― A Christmas Carol
― A Christmas Carol
“In other words, everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don’t seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your own Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong. One man’s food is often another man’s poison, and what is glamorous and exciting to some can be a dangerous trap to others.”
― The Tao of Pooh
― The Tao of Pooh
“Better to be alive”
― The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
― The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
“If you compare the City with the Forest, you may begin to wonder why it’s man who goes around classifying himself as The Superior Animal. “Superior to what?” asked Pooh. “I don’t know, Pooh. I’ve tried to think of something, but I just can’t come up with an answer.” “If people were Superior to Animals, they’d take better care of the world,” said Pooh. “That’s true,” I said.”
― The Tao of Pooh
― The Tao of Pooh
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