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> [How is it possible to suspend topaz in one cup of the balance and weigh it against amethyst in the other; or who in a single language can compare the tranquillizing grace of a maiden with the invigorating pleasure of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/how-is-it-possible-to-suspend-topaz-in-one-cup-of-the-balance-and/)

[Ernest Bramah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-bramah/)

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## More by Ernest Bramah

> [Before hastening to secure a possible reward of five taels by dragging an unobservant person away from a falling building, examine well his features…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/before-hastening-to-secure-a-possible-reward-of-five-taels-by/)

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> [A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/a-reputation-for-a-thousand-years-may-depend-upon-the-conduct-of-a/)

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> [“There is a time to silence an adversary with the honey of logical persuasion, and there is a time to silence him with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/there-is-a-time-to-silence-an-adversary-with-the-honey-of-logical/)

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> [“The inimitable stories of Tong-King never have any real ending, and this one, being in his most elevated style, has even less end than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/the-inimitable-stories-of-tong-king-never-have-any-real-ending-and/)

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> [The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/the-province-of-philosophy-is-not-so-much-to-prevent-calamities/)

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> [Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/although-there-exist-many-thousand-subjects-for-elegant-conversation/)

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> [Alas! It is well written, The road to eminence lies through the cheap and exceedingly uninviting eating-houses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/alas-it-is-well-written-the-road-to-eminence-lies-through-the-cheap/)

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> [Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/eat-in-the-dark-the-bargain-that-you-purchased-in-the-dusk/)

[Ernest Bramah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-bramah/)

> [The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/the-wise-duck-keeps-his-mouth-shut-when-he-smells-frogs/)

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> [He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/he-who-has-failed-three-times-sets-up-as-an-instructor/)

[Ernest Bramah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-bramah/)

> [One cannot live for ever by ignoring the price of coffins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/one-cannot-live-for-ever-by-ignoring-the-price-of-coffins/)

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> [Better a dish of husks to the accompaniment of a muted lute than to be satiated with stewed shark's fin and rich spiced wine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/better-a-dish-of-husks-to-the-accompaniment-of-a-muted-lute-than-to/)

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> [There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, by either suicide, a bag of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/there-are-few-situations-in-life-that-cannot-be-resolved-promptly-and/)

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> [“Even a mole may instruct a philosopher in the art of digging.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/even-a-mole-may-instruct-a-philosopher-in-the-art-of-digging/)

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> [When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-bramah/when-struck-by-a-thunderbolt-it-is-unnecessary-to-consult-the-book-of/)

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