Fame is rot; daughters are the thing

Quote by James Matthew Barrie

Topics: Fame Quotes

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

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

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a...

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a...

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what...

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what...

Oh the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness...

Oh the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness...

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one...

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one...

Love is not blind; it is an extra eye, which shows us what is most...

Love is not blind; it is an extra eye, which shows us what is most...

It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle...

It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle...

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

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.

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight...

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight...

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all...

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all...

Courage is the thing; all goes if courage goes

Courage is the thing; all goes if courage goes

Has it ever struck you that the trouts bite best on the Sabbath? God's critters...

Has it ever struck you that the trouts bite best on the Sabbath? God's critters...

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all...

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all...

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...

You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she...

You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she...

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Humility makes great men twice honorable

Humility makes great men twice honorable

I'm not insecure. I've been through way too much f**king sh*t to be insecure. I've...

I'm not insecure. I've been through way too much f**king sh*t to be insecure. I've...

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will...

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will...

I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth...

I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth...