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A quotation from Josh Billings

Lazyness iz a good deal like money, — the more a man haz ov it the more he seems tew want.
 
[Laziness is a good deal like money — the more a man has of it, the more he seems to want.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-08 (1871 ed.)

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Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1871-08 (1871 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Lazyness iz a good deal like money, -- the more a man haz ov it the more he seems tew want. [Laziness is a good deal like money -- the more a man has of it, the more he seems to want.]

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A quotation from Montesquieu

When virtue is banished, ambition invades the hearts of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community.
 
[Lorsque cette vertu cesse, l’ambition entre dans les cœurs qui peuvent la recevoir, & l’avarice entre dans tous.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 3, ch. 3 (3.3) (1748) [tr. Nugent (1750)]

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Montesquieu - Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 3, ch. 3 (3.3) (1748) [tr. Nugent (1750)] | WIST Quotations

When virtue is banished, ambition invades the hearts of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community. [Lorsque cette vertu cesse, l’ambition entre dans les cœurs qui peuvent la recevoir, & l’avarice entre dans tous.] Speaking of republics. See notes here on Montesquieu's meaning of…

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A quotation from The Bible

Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished.
 
אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃


The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 20. Proverbs 28:20 (Prov 28:20) [GNT (1992 ed.)]

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Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament - Book 20. Proverbs 28:20 (Prov 28:20) [GNT (1992 ed.)] | WIST Quotations

Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished. אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃ (Source (Hebrew)). Alternate translations: A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall…

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WIST QuotationsFeb 20

A quotation from Horace

Fortune nor home not more the man can cheer,
Who lives a prey to covetise or fear,
Than may a picture’s richest hues delight
Eyes that with dropping rheum are thick of sight,
Or warm soft lotions soothe a gout-racked foot,
Or aching ears be charmed by twangling lute.
On minds unquiet joy has lost its power;
In a foul vessel everything turns sour.
 
[Qui cupit aut metuit, iuvat ilium sic domus et res,
Ut lippum pictae tabulae, fomenta podagrum,
Auriculas citbarae collecta sorde dolentes.
Sincerumst nisi vas, quodcumque infundis acescit
Sperne voluptate.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 “To Lollius,” l. 51ff (1.2.51-54) (14 BC) [tr. Martin (1881)]

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Horace - Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 "To Lollius," l. 51ff (1.2.51-54) (14 BC) [tr. Martin (1881)] | WIST Quotations

Fortune nor home not more the man can cheer, Who lives a prey to covetise or fear, Than may a picture's richest hues delight Eyes that with dropping rheum are thick of sight, Or warm soft lotions soothe a gout-racked foot, Or aching ears be charmed by twangling lute. On…

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A quotation from Horace

Let the man who has acquired Enough not ask for MORE.
A house and acreage, a pile of bronze and gold coins,
Have never been able to lower the sick man’s fever
Or drive out his worries. The proprietor must be well
If he plans to enjoy the good things he’s gathered together.
 
[Quod satis est cui contingit, nihil amplius optet.
Non domus et fundus, non aeris acervus et auri
Aegroto doniini deduxit corpore febres,
on animo curas; valeat possessor oportet,
Si conpertatis rebus bene cogitat uti.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 “To Lollius,” l. 46ff (1.2.46-50) (14 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)]

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Horace - Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 "To Lollius," l. 46ff (1.2.46-50) (14 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)] | WIST Quotations

Let the man who has acquired Enough not ask for more. A house and acreage, a pile of bronze and gold coins, Have never been able to lower the sick man's fever Or drive out his worries. The proprietor must be well If he plans to enjoy the good things…

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Kim PeralesJan 23

"FBI Dir Patel:🚨has purged the bureau’s senior ranks, forcing out field office ldrs & other snr agents connected to the 2 criminal investigations of Trump.

The SAs🚨in charge in ATL & NOLA have been removed +the acting asst dir in chg of the NY F off. As many as 6 agents in Miami were forced out over their connection to the FBI search of MAL...

The maniacal #traitor operates on #retribution & #avarice, so he takes America further into the abysess, daily.

#Protest #USPol
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-fbi-senior-agents-ousted-trump-jan-6-mar-a-lago

Patel ousts senior FBI agents linked to Trump probes, say sources

As many as six agents in Miami were forced out over their connection to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Special agents in charge in Atlanta and New Orleans were removed, as well as the acting assistant director in charge of the New York field office.

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WIST QuotationsJan 21

A quotation from John Adams

Virtue and Simplicity of Manners, are indispensably necessary in a Republic, among all orders and Degrees of Men. But there is So much Rascallity, so much Venality and Corruption, so much Avarice and Ambition, such a Rage for Profit and Commerce among all Ranks and Degrees of Men even in America, that I sometimes doubt whether there is public Virtue enough to support a Republic.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1776-01-08) to Mercy Otis Warren

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Adams, John - Letter (1776-01-08) to Mercy Otis Warren | WIST Quotations

Virtue and Simplicity of Manners, are indispensably necessary in a Republic, among all orders and Degrees of Men. But there is So much Rascallity, so much Venality and Corruption, so much Avarice and Ambition, such a Rage for Profit and Commerce among all Ranks and Degrees of Men even in…

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A quotation from Douglas Adams

NARRATOR: This planet has, or had, a problem which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn’t the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humourist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Phase 1, “Fit the 2nd” (BBC Radio) (1978-03-15)

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#wealth

Adams, Douglas - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Phase 1, "Fit the 2nd" (BBC Radio) (1978-03-15) | WIST Quotations

NARRATOR: This planet has, or had, a problem which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which…

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Richard R LeeJan 14
The argument against #RenewableEnergy has NEVER been about technical attributes or economics, but about preserving the status quo of #Greed, #Avarice & #MoneyedInterests. Remember this as the World Burns thanks to these #carbongrifters. #ClimateApocalypse #GriftersGonnaGrift. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/offshore-windfarm-contracts-to-fuel-homes-great-britain-record-auction?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

Subsidies awarded to eight new projects after ministers increased funding available to developers

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Richard R LeeJan 14
#Greed, #Avarice, #Conflict, #Ignorance, etc. have fucked our planet and created the #ClimateApocalypse. Ignore it if you want, but its coming to take all of you. #Cretins #Morons #Deniers …. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/human-activity-helped-make-2025-third-hottest-year-on-record-experts-say?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say

Data leads scientists to declare 2015 Paris agreement to keep global heating below 1.5C ‘dead in the water’

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