“He was taken away from his mother and brought up in a cold, austere home with little affection or comfort,”
Cynthia Lennon
“There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.”
Chanakya
“Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull.”
C. Northcote Parkinson
“Too austere a philosophy makes few wise men; too rigorous politics, few good subjects; too hard a religion, few persons whose devotion is of long continuance.”
Charles de Saint-Evremond
“China-related stocks will likely to be hit by the austerity measures. I expect further correction in China stocks in the short term.”
Castor Pang
“PILLORY, n. A mechanical device for inflicting personal distinction --prototype of the modern newspaper conducted by persons of austere virtues and blameless lives.”
Ambrose Bierce
“The austerity program ... slowed bank loans and undermined the cash flows of weak developers. However, it did not do much to halt domestic hot money, which appears to be returning in full swing.”
Dong Tao
