Frijolillo Tree Quotes & Sayings

The two national powers that dominated the colonies, France and Britain, represented two different models of corruption. Britain was seen as a failed ideal. It was corrupted republic, a place where the premise of government was basically sound but civic virtue - that of the public and public officials - was degenerating. On the other hand, France was seen as more essentially corrupt, a nation in which there was no true polity, but instead exchanges of luxury for power; a nation populated by weak subjects and flattering courtiers. Britain was the greater tragedy, because it held the promise of integrity, whereas France was simply something of a civic cesspool. — Zephyr Teachout

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man. — Aristotle.

When you're so happy that you have to close your eyes when you smile so that your eyes don't jump out of your head — Tori Kelly

Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980, — Yoko Ono

Sending our youth to war is wrong. — Michael Berryman

I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world. — George Santayana

Animals' taste systems are specialized for the niche they occupy in the environment. That includes us. As hunters and foragers of the dry savannah, our earliest forebears evolved a taste for important but scarce nutrients: salt and high-energy fats and sugars. That, in a nutshell, explains the widespread popularity of junk food. — Mary Roach

Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent. — Charles Duhigg

The end of knowledge is wisdom The end of culture is perfection The end of wisdom is freedom The end of education is character. And character consists of eagerness to renounce one's selfish greed. — Sai Baba

I hate to say it because I feel like it might be a jinx, but yes - knock on wood - I have never broken a bone. — Jennifer Carpenter

Osama Bin Laden is dead. Killed not by a massive troop deployment but by a commando raid carried out by a few dozen highly trained men and helicopters. — Richard Engel

People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. — Saul Bellow