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The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted. - John Ly

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted. – John Lyly

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Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. – John Lyly

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The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

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I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect — it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. – Graham Greene

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Corruption

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. – Henry David Thoreau

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When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will. – William Shakespeare

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No government ought to be without censors and where the press is free no one ever will. – Thomas Jefferson

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I used to stare up at the sky trying to see where the snowflakes were born. I could do it for hours. Well, minutes. But it was always the waiting that was the most fun. – Author unknown, from a package of Starbucks coffee, 2010

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Probably having fallen in love with music and movies at a young age and then first learning about writing by kind of following the path of writers like Dave Marsh and Lester Bangs and being a rock journalist. – Cameron Crowe

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Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. – Joseph Butler

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