Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley
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NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 May 1890
CountryUnited States of America
men brain world
Living in a bookshop is like living in a warehouse of explosives. Those shelves are ranked with the most furious combustibles in the world--the brains of men.
new-york home office-work
New York is Babylon : Brooklyn is the truly Holy City. New York is the city of envy, office work, and hustle; Brooklyn is the region of homes and happiness.... There is no hope for New Yorkers, for their glory in Their skyscraping sins; but in Brooklyn there is the wisdom of the lowly.
mean eye chance
From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with my eyes, and I mean to make the best of my chance.
funny humor spices
The plural of spouse is spice.
men ideas world
The unluckiest insolvent in the world is the man whose expenditure of speech is too great for his income of ideas.
add starting
Beware of the conversationalist who adds "in other words." He is merely starting afresh.
truth men people
There is an innate decorum in man, and it is not fair to thrust Truth upon people when they don't expect it. Only the very generous are ready for Truth impromptu.
writing diaries knows
Never write up your diary on the day itself, for it takes longer than that to know what happened.
men crowns hardship
Any man worth his salt has by the time he is forty-five accumulated a crown of thorns, and the problem is to learn to wear it over one ear.
men earth planets
Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe.
god heart men
Men talk of "finding God," but no wonder it is difficult; He is hidden in that darkest hiding-place, your heart. You yourself are a part of Him.
people letters certain
There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published.
railroads gongs critics
A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.
humanity being-human penalties
One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings.