Thing Quotes

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How can a thing possibly govern others when it cannot be governed itself? — Seneca the Younger
In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?" He replied, "All poets believe it does. And in ages of imagination, this… — William Blake
The most destructive thing governments do is divide people against each other, all in competition over the reins of the state. — Anthony Gregory
Dreaming about a thing in order to do it properly is right; but dreaming about it when we should be doing it is wrong. — Oswald Chambers
Intellect helps us to see the best means and manner of doing the right thing, but intellect never shows us the right thing. — Wallace D. Wattles
Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object… — Frederic Bastiat
It is indeed a singular thing that people wish to pass laws to nullify the disagreeable consequences that the law of responsibility entails. Will they… — Frederic Bastiat
There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian. — Murray Rothbard
There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair tax' is therefore… — Murray Rothbard
Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private person to do… — Walter E. Williams
Death: There's nothing bad about it at all except the thing that comes before it-the fear of it. — Seneca the Younger
Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. — Tim Ferriss
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Collectivism doesn't work because it's based on a faulty economic premise. There is no such thing as a person's "fair share" of wealth. The gross… — P.J. O'Rourke
There's always someone telling you not to do something. The main thing is just to ignore them. — Tim Robbins
Truth and news are not the same thing. — Katharine Graham
The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it… — Harry Browne
Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth. — Rudolph Rummel
There is no greater fallacy than the belief that aims and purposes are one thing, while methods and tactics are another ... All human experience… — Emma Goldman

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