Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
RAMAKRISHNA
RAMAKRISHNA
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Ramakrishna179 quotes“Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.”
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You can’t have it both ways. You can’t tell me that you’re taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the next breath say, ‘Bring me home some bacon.’ The pig has been picked clean.
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Donald RumsfeldDonald Rumsfeld The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan The black queen is the most powerful piece in the game. Know your worth, then add tax.
Nyakim GatwechNyakim Gatwech The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.
Will RogersWill Rogers You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.
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