"O blissful poverty! Nature, too partial! to thy lot assigns Health, freedom, innocence, and downy peace, Her real goods; and only mocks the great, With empty pageantries!"

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Source : Edmund Smith, Mr. John Dryden, Mr. Elijah Fenton, Richard Steele (1750). “A Select Collection of the Best Modern English Plays: Vol. VI.”, p.61

Elijah Fenton

#Real Quotes #Pageantry Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and straight hair. Then we moved to an all-white neighborhood and that was a culture shock ... I'd been used to being around all black kids.”
“It doesn't matter what kind of world we live in as long as we have each other.”
“I have so much to do! And there's so little time!”

Source : JOHN GUNTHER “DEATH BE NOT PROUD”
“I always overpay or overtip when I'm upset.”
“I'm a very good packer, but I probably take too much in the way of toiletries. You only really need a toothbrush, as most places you go to have a bar of soap and some shampoo.”
“After each creative act one has to be sustained by one's strength of character, by a moral sense, by I don't know what, lest one tumble.”
“Every mode of travel has its signature mental aberration.”
“First you buy me a mocha. Then you let me help you hide a body. Now you take me to a biker clubhouse. Best. Day. Ever.”

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