Nods from the Gilded
Nods from the Gilded pointers – Nods from the Seconds slim – Decades of Arrogance between The Dial life – And Him – Emily Dickinson
Gilded
No gilded dome swells
No gilded dome swells from the lowly roof to catch the morning or evening beam; but the love and gratitude of united America settle upon it in one eternal sunshine. From beneath that humble roof went forth the intrepid and unselfish warrior, the magistrate who knew no glory but his country’s good; to that he … Read more
True beauty lies not
True beauty lies not upon gilded veneers, But found in the soul within. E. A. Bucchianeri
The gilded sheath of
The gilded sheath of pity sometimes covers the dagger of envy. Friedrich Nietzsche
Sept. 11 jolted America
Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age. Douglas Wilder
Boasting, like gilded armour,
Boasting, like gilded armour, is very different inside from outside. Diogenes
We are with you
We are with you in this work. Workingmen must form a party of their own, take charge of the government, dispose gilded fraud, and put honest toil in power. Denis Kearney
Yea, Paris is a
Yea, Paris is a festive ton — a festive Ton for all! Skate o’er on joy — Thin crust of gilded, polished joy! What matters it if Hell’s beneath? D. H. Lawrence
The American elite is
The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable of discerning right from wrong. Everything can be explained away, especially by journalists. Life is one great moral mush–sophistry washed down with Chardonnay. The ordinary citizens, thank goodness, still adhere to … Read more
Today, as in the
Today, as in the Gilded Age, we live in a world where a morality of personal responsibility rubs shoulders with a culture of greed and of flagrant social irresponsibility. Now as then, business has shed its collective responsibility for employees – just as government has for its citizens. Charles Derber