He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind, and who has not seen enough of the world to feel that all people are in some sense his own kind

Quote by Willa Sibert Cather

Topics: Manners Quotes

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of...

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of...

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets...

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets...

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist,...

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist,...

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them,...

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them,...

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has...

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has...

If youth did not matter so much to itself it would never have the heart...

If youth did not matter so much to itself it would never have the heart...

That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.

That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end...

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive...

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive...

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish...

We must be doing something to be happy.

We must be doing something to be happy.

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one...

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one...

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy

All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the...

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results