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William Benton Clulow was an individual of unknown profession who lived from 1802 to 1882. His life and achievements are currently limited in available information, and further research is needed to uncover details about his career and contributions.

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“Language is properly the servant of thought, but not unfrequently becomes its master. The conceptions of a feeble writer are greatly modified by his style; a man of vigorous powers makes his style bend to his conceptions.”

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Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion

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“Philosophy abounds more than philosophers, and learning more than learned men.”

Men Philosophy Philosopher Learning More

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion

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“Man often acquires just so much knowledge as to discover his ignorance, and attains so much experience as to regret his follies, and then dies.”

Men Dies Knowledge Ignorance Regret Folly Acquire

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion

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“Many of the finest and most interesting emotions perish forever, because too complex and fugitive for expression. Of all things relating to man, his feelings are perhaps the most evanescent, the greater part dying in the moment of their birth. But while emotions perish, thought blended in diction is immortal.”

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Author:William Benton Clulow

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Born: 1802
Died: 1882
Known for: Author
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