Taxes are the sinews of the state.

He who first called money the sinews of the state seems to have said this with special reference to war.

— Plutarch

Endless money forms the sinews of war. [Lat., Nervi belli pecunia infinita.]

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

To most boys with growing limbs and swelling sinews, physical activity is a natural instinct, and there is no need to drive them into…

— E. F. Benson

Wealth is the sinews of success.

— Bion of Borysthenes

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.

— Thomas Fuller

The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.

— Ernest Hemingway

“He had to keep busy; he had to keep moving so that the sinews connected behind his eyes did not slip loose and spin…

— Leslie Marmon Silko

Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions;…

— Epictetus

It's kind of a language I've developed over time that's basically breaking up the face into components and planes. Inside each plane, I draw…

— Toyin Odutola

The painter who is familiar with the nature of the sinews, muscles, and tendons, will know very well, in giving movement to a limb,…

— Leonardo da Vinci

Libyans have to work together for a new Libya. They should keep in place the sinews of security.

— Andrew Mitchell

In the sinews of the dead there is no blood.

— Aeschylus

Wealth is the sinews of affairs.

— Wilfred Bion

The Alabama Department of Revenue is vital to state government, ensuring citizens are treated fairly and that all tax dollars are collected.

— Kay Ivey