"Vermouth always makes me brilliant unless it makes me idiotic."

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Source : E. F. Benson (2015). “The Collected Works of E. F. Benson (Illustrated): Dodo Trilogy, Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp, David Blaize, The Room in The Tower, Paying Guests, The Relentless City, The Angel of Pain, The Rubicon and more”, p.136, e-artnow

E.F. Benson

#Brilliant Quotes #Idiotic Quotes

“As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep, so men meet in this world; and I think we should cross no man's path without hailing him, and if he needs giving him supplies.”
“We live in a world of cause and effect.”

Source : T. Harv Eker (2009). “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth”, p.14, Harper Collins
“Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.”
“I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.”
“In the absence of fear there is little faith.”
“The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF...”
“Definitely we see throughout history that American teachers are asked to be very self-abnegating. They're not supposed to be concerned with the conditions of their labor, they're not supposed to care about pay. This is the kind of vision of the ideal teacher, which is again and again brought to the fore by reformers, the ideal teacher as someone who is passionately driven to serve children. Almost to the exclusion of a more pragmatic view of what the job actually entails.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I see Atheists are fighting and killing each other again, over who doesn't believe in any God the most. Oh, no..wait.. that never happens.”

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