
“Money inspires activity, not honesty.”
Annotated Drawings by Eugene J. Martin: 1977-1978
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 127
“Money inspires activity, not honesty.”
Annotated Drawings by Eugene J. Martin: 1977-1978
De l'esprit or, Essays on the Mind, and Its Several Faculties (1758)
Context: Discipline is, in a manner, nothing else but the art of inspiring the soldiers with greater fear of their officers than of the enemy. This fear has often the effect of courage: but it cannot prevail against the fierce and obstinate valor of people animated by fanaticism, or warm love of their country.
“Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty.”
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1900s, Maxims for Revolutionists (1903)
Source: Max on Life: Answers and Insights to Your Most Important Questions
“Nothing says inspiration like a plane flying over your head while you're playing.”
From "The Diary of Billy Talent":
“Honesty is the only sign of those who expect nothing from anyone.”
“Books are for nothing but to inspire”