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(1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, … 1533–1592Related quotes
“Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.”
“There is no gift more great than love.”
Morvyth, in Book Two : The Mathematics of Gonfal, Ch. X : Relative to Gonfal's Head
The Silver Stallion (1926)
“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”
La façon de donner vaut mieux que ce qu'on donne.
Cliton, act I, scene i.
Le Menteur (The Liar) (1643)
Time Management (2007)
“Of course a bilingual state is more expensive than a unilingual one — but it is a richer state.”
Remark in 1968, quoted in Improving Canada's Democracy (2006) by Terry Julian, p. 14
“In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.”
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1822-1856)
Second Annual Message (December 1886).
“This is a bit more expensive than my previous turbo-Ferrari habit, but not too bad.”
On spending $2 million on building rockets, Quoted in "Carmack's Jet Vanes" http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.policy/msg/04e3682944fbcc74?hl=en (2004-05-13)
Improvement Era (February 1962) p. 86