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BenUriel's Page

Rating 4.62
Summaries 86
Translations 2

Member since January 2008

About

Country Japan

Interests

Interests

Books; Science; Law & Politics; Late Roman and Early Medieval European History and Genealogy

Favorite Films

Avalon, The Graduate, Star Wars, Life of Brian, Excalibur, the Patriot, Munich, The Quiet Man, Lawrence of Arabia, Cast a Giant Shadow, A Man for All Seasons, Blade Runner, the Barefoot Contessa, Lion in the Winter, Legend, Bedazzled (original), Full Metal Jacket

Favorite Books

The White Goddess, Ulysses, Ruricius of Limoges, Overcoming Law, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Podkayne of Mars, Leaves of Grass, Light in August, a Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch, Blackstone's Laws, the Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Historia Francorum (Gregory), Letters from Earth (Clemens) 2nd Letter to the Corinthians, Ecclesiastes, Dragonquest, the Lord of the Rings, The Once and Future King, Earl Dumarest Series, A Beggar in Jerusalem

Favorite Quotes

There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. (Clemens) Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat. Humanius est deridere vitam quam deplorare. Sunt lacrimae rerum. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. (Wilde). Work is the curse of the drinking class (Wilde) Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. (Wilde) The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself. (Wilde) When ever people agree with me, I feel I must be wrong (Wilde)

 

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