Valley of the Templars

The Chinese use two brushstrokes to write the word “crisis.” One brushstroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger, but recognize the opportunity.

— John F. Kennedy

Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.

— Al Capone

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.

— Fidel Castro

Caesar turned in his bed and muttered,

With a struggle for breath the lamp-flame guttered;

Calpurnia heard her husband moan:

“The house is falling,

The beaten men come into their own.”

— John Masefield, “The Rider at the Gate”