"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself."
Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Whoever loves his life above all will lose it, and whoever cares little for his life in this world will save it, for everlasting life. Whoever serves must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me."
John 12:23-26
"Beyond armies of occupation and the catacombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we are ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?”
Maximilian Kolbe
"Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a willing giver. Moreover, God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written:
'He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.'
The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness."
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
“If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any practical result whatsoever, you've beaten them.”
George Orwell
It was risk on all day as the CPI came in slightly better than expected.
Risk hedges like the Dollar and gold and VIX did not fare well, but silver managed to hold its own.
Disney earnings were a market pleaser after the close.
PPI tomorrow.
And September is just around the corner.
Have a pleasant evening.
