Alex Givant

“Wisdom is your mentor, never forsake it.
Understanding is your guide, never ignore it.
Ignorance is your enemy, never embrace it.
Faith is your helper, never desert it.
Hope is your confidant, never reject it.
Despair is your opponent, never tolerate it.
Peace is your consoler, never avoid it.
Contentment is your companion, never betray it.
Greed is your adversary, never accept it.
Joy is your healer, never shun it.
Happiness is your friend, never disown it.
Envy is your antagonist, never welcome it.
Love is your savior, never abandon it.
Kindness is your helpmate, never oppose it.
Hatred is your rival, never approve it.
Virtue is your preacher, never discard it.
Integrity is your accomplice, never deny it.
Vice is your nemesis, never accommodate it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“I will die. You will die. We will all die and the universe will carry on without care. All that we have is that shout into the wind - how we live. How we go. And how we stand before we fall.”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

“Economics is a political argument. It is not – and can never be – a science; there are no objective truths in economics that can be established independently of political, and frequently moral, judgements. Therefore, when faced with an economic argument, you must ask the age-old question ‘Cui bono?’ (Who benefits?), first made famous by the Roman statesman and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Economics: The User's Guide

“Friendships take minutes to make, moments to break, years to repair.”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son