Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley
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NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 May 1890
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational educational real
The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.
life broken-heart heartbroken
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.
funny fashion women
High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.
dog silly animal
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.
book reading thinking
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking.
inspirational success good-life
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.
dog men puppy
The censure of a dog is something no man can stand.
inspirational life positive
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.
accepted people violent yesterday
There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.
attain brain heart honesty madness men pain restrained
Poetry, men attain By subtler pain More flagrant in the brain - An honesty unfeigned, A heart unchained, A madness well restrained
preach sinner
Only the sinner has a right to preach
character hindrance simplicity subtlety
Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intellect.
bad grown luck
We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up
informal women
Informal is what women always say they're going to be and never are