Mopuntaintop Quotes & Sayings

An extensive empire must be supported by a refined system of policy and oppression; in the centre, an absolute power, prompt in action and rich in resources; a swift and easy communication with the extreme parts; fortifications to check the first effort of rebellion; a regular administration to protect and punish; and a well-disciplined army to inspire fear, without provoking discontent and despair. — Edward Gibbon

People who look the other way when they see these war criminals are smaller criminals themselves. — Malalai Joya

But he who has been earnest in the love of knowledge and of true wisdom, and has exercised his intellect more than any other part of him, must have thoughts immortal and divine. If he attain truth, and in so far as human nature is capable of sharing in immortality, he must altogether be immortal. — Plato

There's a layer of satisfaction that I get from cooking that is more than the work itself. I think when you're too competitive sometimes you can lose the joy of what you do. — Paul Rankin

Love is down to earth and it reaches to the highest star; it is the valey of humility and the mopuntaintop of ecstasy. — Wilferd Peterson

The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. — Robert Kiyosaki