"One wit, like a knuckle of ham in soup, gives a zest and flavour to the dish, but more than one serves only to spoil the pottage."

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Source : Tobias Smollett (1820). “The expedition of Humphry Clinker”, p.161

Tobias Smollett

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“The popular gospel of this day, is the laughing-stock of Hell; it dare neither damn the sinner, nor sanctify the saint.”

Source : Catherine Booth (1891). “Popular Christianity, a series of lectures”
“Successful presentations are understandable, memorable, and emotional”
“In order not to end up like the masses out there who are merely wandering and unsure of their goals and dreams, your objective must be clear. When your purpose is clear, your life will have meaning.”
“Loneliness is a drug, a narcotic; it grows through veins, through nerves and muscles; it assumes some right of possession over your body and mind; it feeds itself, and creates its own requirement. Loneliness and solitude are walls.”

Source : R. J. Ellory (2010). “A Quiet Belief in Angels: A Novel”, p.100, The Overlook Press
“My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.”
“So, regardless of what they do, we have to play like weâ€™re capable of playing. Thatâ€™s a greater challenge in itself, but thatâ€™s really what weâ€™re after.”
“Blood is drawn! I am impressed-though my hell-spawned powers will heal it! Besides... next to giving pain my favourite sport's to feel it.”
“You are either the best. Or you are the worst. There is no in between.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 11, 2014

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