"Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapon by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace." James Allen, As A man Thinketh


"Happy is he whom truth by itself doth teach, not by figures and words that pass away; but as it is in itself." Thomas Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

"The budget should be balanced; the Treasury should be refilled; the public debt should be reduced; the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled. Assistance to foreign land should be curtailed lest we become bankrupt. The mob should be forced to work and not depend upon government for subsistence." Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 - 43 BC