“I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little great men; all fancying themselves known to the rest of the world, and complimenting each other upon their extensive reputation.” MenWorldLittlesHas BeensCountryNumbersCitiesKnownProduceTenTownsReputationGreat MenComplimentTwelve Book:The citizen of the world Source: The citizen of the world
“Think'st thou there is no tyranny but that Of blood and chains? The despotism of vice-- The weakness and the wickedness of luxury-- The negligence--the apathy--the evils Of sensual sloth--produces ten thousand tyrants, Whose delegated cruelty surpasses The worst acts of one energetic master, However harsh and hard in his own bearing.” ThinkingHardEvilBloodWorstProduceMastersThousandTenWeaknessVicesTyrannyCrueltyChainsLuxurySensualTyrantsApathyHarshWickednessEnergeticDespotismSlothNegligence Author:Lord Byron
“Among civilized and thriving nations, on the contrary, though a great number of people do no labor at all, many of whom consume the produce of ten times, frequently of a hundred times more labour than the greater part of those who work; yet the produce of the whole labour of the society is so great, that all are often abundantly supplied, and a workman, even of the lowest and poorest order, if he is frugal and industrious, may enjoy a greater share of the necessaries and conveniencies of life than it is possible for any savage to acquire.” PeopleIfsMayWholeOrderNationsEnjoyNumbersGreaterShareProduceTenHundredLaborContraryAcquireLabourCivilizedSavagesLowestPoorestIndustriousWorkmenFrugal Author:Adam Smith
“I spend like $2 million a year on Chinese food and pizza for ten people in the studio who don't sing or produce.” PeopleYearsMillionsProduceTenStudiosChinesePizzaChinese Food Author:R. Kelly
“The physical fabric of the world had to be such as to enable that ten billion year preliminary evolution to produce the raw materials of life. Without it there would not have been the chemical materials to allow life to evolve here on earth.” WorldYearsHas BeensEarthProduceMaterialsEvolutionTenBillionsEvolveChemicalsFabricRaw Materials Author:John Polkinghorne