Bribe Quote by Thomas Gray

“Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune.”

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There are certain scenes that would awe an atheist into belief without the help of any other argument.

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What female heart can gold despise? What cat 's averse to fish?

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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the…

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Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,/ The bee's collected treasure sweet,/ Sweet music's melting fall, but sweeter yet/ The still small voice of…

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Sorrow's faded form, and solitude behind.

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He gave to misery (all he had) a tear.

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And weep the more, because I weep in vain.

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“Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. - Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College ”

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“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave Awaits alike the inevitable hour: The paths…

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Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it.

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E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.

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How low, how little are the proud, How indigent the great!

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Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of…

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To give money to a sufferer is only a come-off. It is only a postponement of the real payment, a bribe paid for silence,…

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I think if people give you their time and they haven't got any money then they deserve to get something. Not so that you…

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The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they…

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The community has no bribe that will tempt a wise man.

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I usually accept bribes from both sides so that tainted money can never influence my decision.

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How is a magician to exist without books? Let someone explain that to me. It is like asking a politician to achieve high office…

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The best thing you can do for the planet is to stay home.

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What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What I’m…

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There's a property in Panama where Trump has collected somewhere around $30 million just from selling his name to this property - it's somewhere…

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There are not many companies in China that dare to say in public, 'We don't offer bribes', or companies that operate only by market…

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