“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.”

“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.”

“All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”

“In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved.”

“Truth might be heroic, but it was not within the range of practical domestic politics.”

“Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.”

“Some people insist that 'mediocre' is better than 'best.' They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can't fly. They despise brains because they have none.”

“I started this dirty quote business when I noticed that I only tend to read authors when their quotes convince me of wit and style. In a world overflowing with bad literature and corrupted product-...”

“I think theres a ton of fear in the perception of romance in part because theres something very realistic in great romance namely, that women have the right to demand relationships that are based ...”

“The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.”

“But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.”

“The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly.”