Quotes by Vexation A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Sun Tzu vexation kingdoms war It was needless, after this, to say that all was vanity and vexation of spirit; for it is impossible to derive happiness from the company of those whom we deprive of happiness. Thomas Paine vexation vanity spirit We are developing new types of destitutes-the automobileless, the yachtless, the Newportcottageless. The subtlest luxuries of today reaches very high in the social scale... The end of it all is vexation of spirit. Walter Weyl vexation luxury today «12