Beam Quote by William Benton Clulow

There is such a delusion as evinces itself in cool vehemence; and it is the most dangerous of all expressions of fanaticism.

— William Benton Clulow

Man often acquires just so much knowledge as to discover his ignorance, and attains so much experience as to regret his follies, and then…

— William Benton Clulow

Time sheds a softness on remote objects or events, as local distance imparts to the landscape a smoothness and mellowness which disappear on a…

— William Benton Clulow

After upwards of two thousand years Epicurus has been exonerated from the reproach that the doctrines of his philosophy recommended the pleasures of sensuality…

— William Benton Clulow

Error is sometimes so nearly allied to truth that it blends with it as imperceptibly as the colors of the rainbow fade into each…

— William Benton Clulow

Many of the finest and most interesting emotions perish forever, because too complex and fugitive for expression. Of all things relating to man, his…

— William Benton Clulow

A thorough: miser must possess considerable strength of character to bear the self-denial imposed by his penuriousness. Equal sacrifices, endured voluntarily in a better…

— William Benton Clulow

Great books, like large skulls, have often the least brains.

— William Benton Clulow

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

— William Benton Clulow

Fancy has an extensive influence in morals. Some of the most powerful and dangerous feelings in nature, as those of ambition and envy, derive…

— William Benton Clulow

It is possible to indulge too great contempt for mere success, which is frequently attended with all the practical advantages of merit itself, and…

— William Benton Clulow

Topics of conversation among the multitude are generally persons, sometimes things, scarcely ever principles.

— William Benton Clulow