Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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If I'm excited by something bodily, and curious about it, I generally want to delve into it and explore it with poetry. That's the way I ordinarily watch the world around me.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.

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I would have it inscribed on the curtains of your bed and the walls of your chamber: "If you do not rise early you can make progress in nothing. "

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The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake, the winds may blow through it, the storm may enter, the rain may enter; but the king of England cannot enter.

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Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power.

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Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

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