"I would rather be the author of one original thought than conqueror of a hundred battles. Yet moral excellence is so much superior to intellectual, that I ought to esteem one virtue more valuable than a hundred original thoughts."

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Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.295

William Benton Clulow

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“old pear tree starlings announce harvest time”
“I curled closer to May, comforted by her warmth.”
“God knows I'm a workaholic.”
“Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication.”

Source : POLITICO Interview, www.politico.com. May 18, 2010.
“The best thing about the world today is that everyone is connected and you can go online and quickly find people all over the world doing incredible things.”
“Expect rejection, but expect even more strongly to overcome it.”
“The proper use of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.”
“I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.”

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