Dakshin

“My own impression, from having divided my life between United States cities and New Guinea villages, is that the so-called blessings of civilization are mixed. For example, compared with hunter-gatherers, citizens of modern industrialized states enjoy better medical care, lower risk of death by homicide, and a longer life span, but receive much less social support from friendships and extended families.”
― Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel

“Because the value of a currency was tied, by law, to a specific quantity of gold and because the amount of currency that could be issued was tied to the quantity of gold reserves, governments had to live within their means, and when strapped for cash, could not manipulate the value of the currency. Inflation therefore remained low. Joining the gold standard became a "badge of honor," a signal that each subscribing government had pledged itself to a stable currency and orthodox financial policies. By 1914, fifty-nine countries had bound their currencies to gold.”
― Liaquat Ahamed, Lords of Finance: 1929, The Great Depression, and the Bankers who Broke the World

“I practiced the songs anyway because I liked them.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“செயற்கரிய செய்வார் பெரியர் சிறியர் செயற்கரிய செய்கலா தார்.”
― Thiruvalluvar, திருக்குறள்: குறள், தமிழ் உரைகள், மொழிபெயர்ப்பு மற்றும் ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு