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This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance,
by a desire to control oil wealth, by
a desire to read more
This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance,
by a desire to control oil wealth, by
a desire to implant our programs.
on the Diane Rehm Show.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all
Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
[Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]
Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
[Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]
Now, that's enough.
[Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]
Now, that's enough.
[Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]
Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be.
Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be.
Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene;
No splendid read more
Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene;
No splendid poverty, no smiling care,
No well-bred hate, or servile grandeur, there.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
[Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux,
Rien ne saurait les read more
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
[Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux,
Rien ne saurait les satisfaire.]
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.