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FAUSTUS: I see there’s virtue in my heavenly words:
   Who would not be proficient in this art?
   How pliant is this Mephistophilis,
   Full of obedience and humility!
   Such is the force of magic and my spells:
   No, Faustus, thou art conjuror laureat,
   That canst command great Mephistophilis:
   Quin regis Mephistophilis fratris imagine.

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) English dramatist and poet
The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 3 (sc. 3), l. 270ff (1594; 1604 “A” text)

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Marlowe, Christopher - The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 3 (sc. 3), l. 270ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) | WIST Quotations

FAUSTUS: I see there's virtue in my heavenly words: Who would not be proficient in this art? How pliant is this Mephistophilis, Full of obedience and humility! Such is the force of magic and my spells: No, Faustus, thou art conjuror laureat, That canst command great Mephistophilis: Quin regis Mephistophilis…

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This picture of The Idiot Trump in office exemplifies his unfitness for that office. I was stopped in my tracks by the disgusting sneer on his face as he stood by enlarged photos of the Southern border. This exposes the showman and unserious tv producer mentality still at play as he bats at VP Harris with the same unwarranted trademark smugness.

He cannot be allowed into the White House ever again.

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WIST Quotations moves again!May 21, 2024

A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:

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EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation, and the damnation of our neighbors.
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"Evangelist," The Cynic's Word Book (1906) - Bierce, Ambrose | WIST Quotations

EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation, and the damnation of our neighbors. Included in The Devil's Dictionary (1911). Originally published in the "Devil's Dictionary" column in the San Francisco Wasp (1884-05-24). The original entry in the…

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WIST Quotations moves again!Oct 13, 2023

A quotation from #Gaiman , Neil:

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Then he smiled, like a cat who had just been entrusted with the keys to a home for wayward but plump canaries.
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Then he smiled, like a cat who had just been entrusted with the keys to a home for wayward but plump canaries.

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Mrinappropriate Feb 6, 2023

@Editrix_Rachel Separated by a common language. One of my favourite quotes. Churchill? I, like you, enjoy the differences. But ultimately you’re always the newcomers to this language. #Smugness. #superiorexpression. 😂😘

रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Dec 18, 2021

Not sure why The Guardian has since deleted this article by Jonathan Franzen:

"What's Wrong With The Modern World?" [2013] (https://web.archive.org/web/20130915070641/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/13/jonathan-franzen-wrong-modern-world).

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Jonathan Franzen: what's wrong with the modern world

While we are busy tweeting, texting and spending, the world is drifting towards disaster, believes Jonathan Franzen, whose despair at our insatiable technoconsumerism echoes the apocalyptic essays of the satirist Karl Kraus – 'the Great Hater'

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