david strasser

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Friday, February 01, 2019

He is best served who has no occasion to put the hand of others at the end of his arms.
—Miguel de Cervantes

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
—Benjamin Franklin

Call me what instrument you will, though you fret me, you cannot play on me.
—William Shakespeare

The best conduct a man can adopt is that which gains him the esteem of others without depriving him of his own.
—The Talmud

All work, even cotton spinning, is noble; work is alone noble...A life of ease is not for any man, nor for any god.
—Thomas Carlyle

I'd rather see America save her soul than her face.
—Norman Thomas