"An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose."

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Source : 1935 Uncommon Law,'Fox-Hunting Fun'.

A. P. Herbert

#Noble Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Enjoy Quotes

“Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we challenge for ourselves is given us by others. -Man is made great or little by his own will.”
“The inherent corruption of man can often bring down the best system.”
“Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.”
“Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds.”
“The test for aid to poor nations is therefore whether it makes them capable of being productive. If it fails to do so, it is likely to make them even poorer in the â€“ not so very â€“ long run.”

Source : "Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department". Book by Dean Acheson, 1969.
“The object of art is to make eternal the desperately fleeting moment.”
“An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.”
“Maybe that's what Hell is. You go mad. And all your demons come and get you just as fast as you can think them up.”

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