Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have always been interested in the concept of ruin.
Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.
He who has felt his own ruin will not imagine the case of any to be hopeless; nor will he think them too fallen to be worthy his regard.
The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.
Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.
What is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance?
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.
Success tempts many to their ruin.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
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