Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times.
The Indians, I was now speaking of, were not content with the common Enemies that lessen and destroy their Country-men, but invented an infallible Stratagem to purge their Tribe, and reduce their Multitude into far less Numbers.
Ah, no, far be from me a thought which I loathe like poison.
Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying.
We have travelled so far in our technical advancements that we are no longer located in our own countries.
As far as music, Louis Armstrong is one of my heroes.
Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys.
I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure.
Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.
I think the female actors are far more intelligent than the male actors.
Judges can determine fair justice far better than any inane federal mandate.
Far too many businesses have been all too eager to lobby for maintaining and increasing subsidies and mandates paid by taxpayers and consumers.
Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs - even when we benefit from them.
There is credible evidence that a Chinese fleet went as far as the coast of Africa, in present-day Kenya. It was the largest maritime fleet in the world, under the command of Zheng He, a favorite of the emperor.
Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.
I don't miss being a priest. The fulfillment factor in matrimony is far greater.
If I were a strategically minded person, I think I would have a far different career.
The United States has far more to offer the world than our bombs and missiles and our military technology.
We've been fairly eclectic in our time, and we did branch out. Whenever we got a little bit too far out, people started to moan and groan a bit.