Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley
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NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 May 1890
CountryUnited States of America
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.
men oysters water
Truth is what every man sees lurking at the bottom of his own soul, like the oyster shell housewives put in the kitchen kettle to collect the lime from the water. By and by each man's iridescent oyster shell of Truth becomes coated with the lime of prejudice and hearsay.
morning children interesting
The most interesting persons are always those who have nothing special to do: children, nurses, policemen and actors at 11 o'clock in the morning.
teacher good-man unhappy
Happiness is surely the best teacher of good manners: only the unhappy are churlish in deportment.