"Strange how much simple wisdom there is to be found in the deformed head and unprepossessing carcase of your typical London cabbie."

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Source : Auberon Waugh, Anna Galli-Pahlavi (1985). “The diaries of Auberon Waugh, 1976-1985: a turbulent decade”, Andre Deutsch Ltd

Auberon Waugh

#Simple Quotes #Typical Quotes #London Quotes

“A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.”
“Every relation to mankind, of hate or scorn or neglect, is full of vexation and torment.”

Source : Orville Dewey (1841). “Discourses on Human Life”, p.157
“I'm not much of a storyteller with words!”

Source : Source: www.popmatters.com
“Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.”
“The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.”
“Getting back into the action genre is like going back home. It's great.”
“Your needs will be met once you can find a way of projecting energy and fulfilling someone else's need.”
“No nation is wise enough to rule another.”

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