Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:We all wish to be judged by our peers, by the men 'after our own heart.' Only they really know our mind and only they judge it by standards we fully acknowledge. Theirs is the praise we really covet and the blame we really dread. The little pockets of early Chrstians survived because they cared exclusively for the love of 'the bretheren' and stopped their ears to the opinion of the Pagan society around them. But a circle of criminals, cranks, or perverts survives in just the same way; by becoming deaf to the opinion of the outer world, by discounting it as the chatter of outsiders who 'don't understand,' of the 'conventional,' the 'bourgeois,' the 'Establishment,' of prigs, prudes, and humbugs.[C.S. Lewis] Quote:He who builds a better mousetrap these days runs into material shortages, patent-infringement suits, work stoppages, collusive bidding, discount discrimination--and taxes." [H. L. Mencken] Definitions of: discountDefinition: To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.Definition: To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange. Definition: To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event). Definition: To leave out of account; to take no notice of. Definition: A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt, demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or deducted. Definition: A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money. Definition: The rate of interest charged in discounting. |
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