JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, taxes and personal service. - Ambrose Bierce
He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth." - Peter McWilliams
Time is the only commodity in life that cannot be bought, sold, borrowed, given out as a gift and it cannot be inherited. - Sunday Adelaja
Knowledge is a commodity to be shared. For knowledge to pay dividends, it should not remain the monopoly of the selected few. - Moutasem Algharati
If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. - Hunter S. Thompson
Joy is not a commodity to be hoarded and protected. It is like a muscle. It must be used daily to keep strong and vigorous. For all my hardships, I have been able to remain quite joyful, for my muscles are strong. - Laura Moncur
It is a convenient truth: You go into the humanities to pursue your intellectual passion; and it just so happens, as a by-product, that you emerge as a desired commodity for industry. - Damon Horowitz
Growing older is a precious commodity. Only a few can endure to achieve that distinguished distinction and quality. - Debasish Mridha
It takes strong, sound leadership, that correspondingly rare commodity, which is afflicted with neither an excess of pity nor callousness, to stand against the insipid tide of superficiality that is sweeping the world. - Tim Macartney-Snape
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. - Aldo Leopold
The opposite of value is a commodity item with little or no perceived value — which means people are not seeking it out and when they do, it’s merely one of the many choices (so very likely the cheapest offering will get the sale). - David Brier
The world of the commodity is a world upside-down, which bases itself not upon life but upon the transformation of life into work. - Raoul Vaneigem
New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become. - Kurt Vonnegut
Until you raise the bar on yourself people will treat you as a commodity - Bernard Kelvin Clive
The most advertised commodity is not always intrinsically the best; but is sometimes merely the product of a company, with plenty of money to spend on advertising. - Emily Post
Humans are not a commodity, nor is our humanity. Fight to save the lives of those who can not save themselves, and in turn, you will have saved your soul. - L.M. Fields
The truth is precious commodity, not everyone will possess her. - TemitOpe Ibrahim
While the people of Madrid seem to have resigned to selling almost anything - the one thing they have never given up on so far - is time. It is the one commodity that is never sold and always shared. - lauren klarfeld
Advice is the only commodity on the market where the supply always exceeds the demand.
Los Angeles, it should be understood, is not a mere city. On the contrary, it is, and has been since 1888, a commodity; something to be advertised and sold to the people of the United States like automobiles, cigarettes and mouth wash.
Real poetry is art at its purest sense. It is never a commodity, but a breath of eternity. - Subhan Zein
Far too often we’ve let humanity become a commodity that serves us along the way, rather than an asset that enriches our journey. - Craig D. Lounsbrough
When it comes to our most precious commodity, our own health, many of us are like sheep following whatever our doctors and insurance companies and other medical care providers tell us to do and not to do.about our health. - Archelle Georgiou
Trust had become a commodity that few could afford. - Kimberly Derting
The most valuable commodity of the 21st century will be undivided attention. - Phil Cooke
A sad day: when beauty became a commodity. - Marty Rubin
Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it. - René Descartes
Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give. - Steve Goodier
Time is the most valuable commodity we have to offer the world. Don't be afraid to share. - Mark W. Boyer
Love is a nonexistent myth; a precious commodity cherished by the dying and the weak in spirit - Levi Cheruo Cheptora