“Every gift we accept is a tie. Sometimes, one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.”
Albert Einstein (verified, secondary source)
“Honor thy father and mother, i.e., live so as to be an honor to them when they are dead.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“’Tis a shame that your family is an honor to you! You ought to be an honor to your family.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Now when a country does not pay its debts you cannot take its word on anything.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“The man who practices virtue only in the hope of gaining reputation, is toying with vice.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)“The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (unverified)