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Whatever they did, the Elysians were careful never to be vehement. - [Vehemence] When I want to read a book I write one. - attributed to, in a review of "Lothair" in "Blackwood's Magazine" [Authorship] When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. - [Law] When we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, an opening quotation is a symphony precluding on the chords those tones we are about to harmonize. - [Quotations] Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system. - [Success] Wherever is found what is called a paternal government was found a State education. It had been discovered that the best way to insure implicit obedience was to commence tyranny in the nursery. - [Education] Without tact you can learn nothing. - [Tact] Women carry a beautiful hand with them to the grave, when a beautiful face has long ago vanished. - [Hand] You must not contrast too strongly the hours of courtship with the years of possession. - [Wooing] You must originate, and you must sympathize; yon must possess, at the same time, the habit of communicating and the habit of listening. The union is rather rare, but irresistible. - [Conversation] There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. - Autobiography [Lies] Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old Age a regret. - Coningsby (bk. III. ch. I) [Age] Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. - Contarini Fleming (pt. IV, ch. 5) [Genius : Patience] The unexpected disappearance of Mr. Canning from the scene, followed by the transient and embarrassed phantom of Lord Goderich. - Endymion (ch. III) [Apparitions] The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man. - Endymion (ch. LIV) [Doctrine] The world is a wheel, and it will all come round right. - Endymion (ch. LXX) [World] "As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion." "Pray, what is that?" inquired the Prince. "Sensible men never tell." - Endymion (ch. LXXXI), borrowed from Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (7th Lord Shaftesbury) [Religion] The sweet simplicity of the three per cents. - Endymion (ch. XCVI), in the House of Commons [Money] His Christianity was muscular. - Endymion (ch. XIV) [Christianity] London is a roost for every bird. - Lothair (ch. XI) [London] "I could have brought you some primroses, but I do not like to mix violets with anything." "They say primroses make a capital salad," said Lord St. Jerome. - Lothair (ch. XIII) [Primroses] The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians. - Lothair (ch. XVII) [Democracy] The gondola of London [A hansom]. - Lothair (ch. XXVII), H. Schutz Wilson in "Three Paths" claims to have originated the phrase (1759) [Livery] Every woman should marry--and no man. - Lothair (ch. XXX) [Matrimony] You know who critics are?--the men who have failed in literature and art. - Lothair (ch. XXXV) [Criticism] Displaying page 10 of 12 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [10] 11 12
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