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Famous Charles Buxton Quotes
Source: Notes of Thought
“In life, as in chess, forethought wins.”
Source: Notes of Thought
“A man's venom poisons himself more than his victims.”
Source: Notes of Thought
Source: Notes of Thought
“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.”
Source: Notes of Thought
“Self-laudation abounds among the unpolished, but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as ill-bred.”
Source: Notes of Thought
Source: Notes of Thought
“You have not fulfilled every duty unless you have fulfilled that of being pleasant.”
Source: Notes of Thought
Source: Notes of Thought
“To make pleasures pleasant shorten them.”
Source: Notes of Thought
“Pounds are the sons, not of pounds, but of pence.”
Source: Notes of Thought
“The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.”
Source: Notes of Thought
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“All movement, of every creature, comes from the desire after something better.”
Source: Notes of Thought
Source: Notes of Thought
“You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.”
Source: Notes of Thought