Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles and lets it go at that.

Quote by James M Barrie

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We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did...

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did...

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my...

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my...

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.

The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in...

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in...

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy...

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy...

If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else. If you don't...

If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else. If you don't...

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your...

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your...

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a...

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a...

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.