Dakshin

“The state collects tax for the greater welfare of its citizens in the same way as the sun evaporates water only to return it manifold in the form of rain.’ (Ch. 1.18) —KALIDAS, RAGHUVANSHA, CIRCA 4 CE”
― Satish Y. Deodhar, IIMA-Day To Day Economics

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

“பொறிவாயில் ஐந்தவித்தான் பொய்தீர் ஒழுக்க நெறிநின்றார் நீடுவாழ் வார்.”
― Thiruvalluvar, திருக்குறள்: குறள், தமிழ் உரைகள், மொழிபெயர்ப்பு மற்றும் ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு

“Those historical inequalities have cast long shadows on the modern world, because the literate societies with metal tools have conquered or exterminated the other societies.”
― Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel