(He was) tall and lean, an aristocrat by inclination, born into money and influence and never recovered. - Jack McDevitt

Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend.

The only people he knew of who would have leveled material advantage so that no one had any were of course those who had none to start with.

There are few professions whose primary objective is to advance the cause of humanity rather than simply to make money or accrue power. Among this limited group of humanitarians I would number teachers, nurses, bookstore owners, and bartenders.