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The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. - Robert

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. – Robert Benchley

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There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who dont. – Robert Benchley

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The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest. – Robert Benchley

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A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. – Robert Benchley

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The proverbs of a nation furnish the index to its spirit and the results of its civilization. – Timothy Titcomb (J.G. Holland), “An Exordial Essay,” Gold-foil: Hammered from Po

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I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine quotations, by whomsoever alleged. – Peter Bayle

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Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction. – Walter Benjamin

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Books of quotation are not only of importance to the reader for what they contain of matured thought, but also for what they suggest. Our brains receive the spark and become luminous, like inflammable material by the contact of flint and steel. – Maturin M. Ballou, January 1886, preface to Edge-Tools of Speech

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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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So, President Obama wants to change America. I understand that. We dont need to change America. We need to change the White House. We need to change the leadership in the White House. – Mario Diaz-Balart

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I instinctively dress a bit tougher because Ive spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. Ive always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black. – Ellie Goulding

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Elder sisters never can do younger ones justice! – Charlotte M. Yonge

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