Mere

Famous quotes containing the word mere:

“Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“In all toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 14:23.

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948)