“Money inspires activity, not honesty.”
Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005) American artist
Annotated Drawings by Eugene J. Martin: 1977-1978
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 127
“Money inspires activity, not honesty.”
Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005) American artist
Annotated Drawings by Eugene J. Martin: 1977-1978
Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715–1771) French philosopher
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.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
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1900s, Maxims for Revolutionists (1903)
Max Lucado (1955) American clergyman and writer
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.”
Ben Kowalewicz (1975) musician
From "The Diary of Billy Talent":
“Honesty is the only sign of those who expect nothing from anyone.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
“Books are for nothing but to inspire”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet