Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley
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NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 May 1890
CountryUnited States of America
truth facts prejudice
Truth is the ricochet of a prejudice bouncing off a fact.
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.
truth safety hours
Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety.
bad mind silly
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, everyday, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
graveyard handsome prophets twice
Prophets were twice stoned - first in anger; then, after their death, with a handsome slab in the graveyard
bad grown luck
We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up
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.
absurd claims life maddening others spend success
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way, and not to give others absurd maddening claims upon it
When you give someone a book, you dont give him just paper, ink, and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new life.
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.
life travel men
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.
wisdom communication advice
There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.