“Cold stabilization has these benefits, however: it gets rid of the crystals, which is nice in a cosmetic sense. It reduces the acidity slightly and softens the wine. The latter benefit is the chief one.”
“It has been well and truly said that in the exoteric church the ceremony is performed by one person for the benefit of the congregation; but in the Lodge the ceremony is performed by the congregation for the benefit of one person.”
“Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter.”
“The Latter, I can tell, is added for my benefit. An assumption that the elderly cannot help but be impressed by the old fashioned.”
“You're not a sucker. You're just nice. You give people the benefit of the doubt.”
“If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. ”