

“There was a land of Cavaliers and Cotton Fields called the Old South. Here in this pretty world, Gallantry took its last bow. Here was the last ever to be seen of Knights and their Ladies Fair, of Master and of Slave. Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind...”
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“I told you once before that there were two times for making big money, one in the up-building of a country and the other in its destruction. Slow money on the up-building, fast money in the crack-up. Remember my words. Perhaps they may be of use to you some day. (Rhett Butler)”
― Gone with the Wind
― Gone with the Wind

“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”
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“As for time, all men have it in abundance.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon

“Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared." "You”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
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