"The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home Rule; But the best Home Rule for him, as far as I can understand, Is the abolition of strong drink from the land."

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Source : William Topaz McGonagall, “The Demon Drink”

William Topaz McGonagall

#Strong Quotes #Home Quotes #Men Quotes

“I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war.”
“Joy is a flame which association alone can keep alive, and which goes out unless communicated.”
“But the most obvious fact about praise -- whether of God or anything -- strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise. ... The world rings with praise -- lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favorite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players praising their favorite game. ... I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation.”
“I always write a draft version of the novel in which I try to develop, not the story, not the plot, but the possibilities of the plot. I write without thinking much, trying to overcome all kinds of self-criticism, without stopping, without giving any consideration to the style or structure of the novel, only putting down on paper everything that can be used as raw material, very crude material for later development in the story.”
“I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me.”
“It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb.”
“An amicable divorce is like a ventilated condom; it just doesn't work.”
“Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable.”

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