Worldly wealth is the Devils bait and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun. – Robert Burton
So often the end of a love affair is death by a thousand cuts, so often its survival is life by a thousand stitches. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined. – Tom Lantos