"A thorough: miser must possess considerable strength of character to bear the self-denial imposed by his penuriousness. Equal sacrifices, endured voluntarily in a better cause, would make a saint or a martyr."

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Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.426

William Benton Clulow

#Character Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Self Quotes

“I don't know anything about press conferences." "Oh, just Google it. I'm sure someone's written an article on holding a successful one. I mean, if the President can manage it, I'm sure you can. He looks like he can barely tie his shoes without help.”
“For I had expected always Some brightness to hold in trust, Some final innocence To save from dust”

Source : 1933 'What I Expected, Was'.
“Memphis are a big part of who I am, but it's still just a part”
“I want an ending that's satisfying. I'm more of a classical writer than a modernist one in that I want the ending to be coherent and feel like an ending. I don't like when it just seems to putter out. I mean, life is chaotic enough.”
“The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.”
“In a blind town, the one-eyed man is king.”
“Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.”
“One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it.”

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