"If solitude deprives of the benefit of advice, it also excludes from the mischief of flattery. But the absence of others' applause is generally supplied by the flattery of one's own breast."

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Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.141

William Benton Clulow

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“Nature taking its course - hunter and prey, the endless circle of life and death.”
“Happy birthday Obamacare! Five years ago today you came into our lives and nothing's ever been the same since! Our insurance premiums have skyrocketed and our doctor choices have plummeted.”

Source : FaceBook post by Neil Cavuto from Mar 23, 2015
“Our land is everything to us.... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives.”
“Toast is me. I am toast.”
“They may be stupid, but they sure are fun.”
“Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany.”
“He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.”

Source : "Pamela". Book by Carlo Goldoni, I. 14, 1750.
“I did it for political, moral reasons, thinking that I was making this great sacrifice, but it was absolutely necessary; I was not going to contribute to the violence in the world anymore.”

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