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When people can get away with crimes just because they are wealthy or have the right connections, the scales are tipped against fairness and equality. The weight of corruption then becomes so heavy that it creates a dent that forces the world to become slanted, so much so — that justice just slips off.
— Suzy Kassem Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

タグ: world, wealthy, unjust, truth-and-justice, truth, slanted, politics, legal-system, justice, judicial-system, injustice, inequality, guilty, get-away-with-crimes, favors, fairness, equality, crimes, crime, corruption, corrupt, connections, bribes

Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, So men against their will Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
— Aeschylus Agamemnon

タグ: wisdom, suffering, sleep, pain, moderation, memory, gods, favors

If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
— Dorothy Parker

タグ: writing-process, writing, happiness, grammar, favors, elements-of-style, authors, achievement

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.
— Benjamin Franklin