"Nothing is more short-lived than pride."

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Source : Ben Jonson (1756). “The Works of Ben. Jonson: Underwoods. Timber; or, Discoveries made upon men and matter. Horace, Of the art of poetry [with an English translation by Jonson]. The English grammar. Leges convivales, rules for the Tavern Academy. The case is altered”, p.118

Ben Jonson

“You're the perfect girl', he said, rubbing his chin. 'You expect nothing.”

Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”, p.157, Random House
“It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?”
“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.”
“More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political gain. My first response is that if you cannot trust a party on the value of defending human life, how can you trust it on issues like marginal tax rates?”
“Chinese mercantilism is not free trade, but it is far better than American militarism.”

Source : "Just In From Mainstream: Barack Is As Thick As A Brick". www.wnd.com. August 24, 2012.
“When one meddles with the direction of a revolution, the problem is not how to make it go but how to keep it under control.”
“It's hard to say goodbye for good at any time or any place. It's harder still to say it through a meshed wire. It crisscrossed his face into little diagonals, gave me only little broken-up molecules of it at a time. It stenciled a cold, rigid frame around every kiss.”
“Edward: It wasn't the worst night of my life. Jake: Did it make the top ten? Edward: Possibly. But, if I had been able to take your place last night, it would not have made the top ten of the best nights of my life. Dream about that.”

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