"Can a magician kill a man by magic?â€ Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. â€œI suppose a magician might,â€ he admitted, â€œbut a gentleman never would."

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Source : Susanna Clarke (2009). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.389, Bloomsbury Publishing

Susanna Clarke

#Men Quotes #Honor Quotes #Gentleman Quotes

“Buffett's methodology was straightforward, and in that sense 'simple.' It was not simple in the sense of being easy to execute. Valuing companies such as Coca-Cola took a wisdom forged by years of experience; even then, there was a highly subjective element. A Berkshire stockholder once complained that there were no more franchises like Coca-Cola left. Munger tartly rebuked him. 'Why should it be easy to do something that, if done well two or three times, will make your family rich for life?”
“Without constantly pushing my senior colleagues to formulate decisions, I would never be able to learn and know what they are made of.”
“If we should ever get to Heaven, we shall find nobody to reproach us for being black, or for being slaves.”

Source : Jupiter Hammon, Stanley Austin Ransom (1983). “America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc
“America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.”
“Imprisoned professors taught imprisoned students free theology.”
“I never want to be preachy in my music, just share thoughts, things I have learned.”
“i like to think that im helping them by hating them”
“Idiots can be defeated but they never admit it.”

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