Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

Quote by Edith Wharton

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There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes,...

It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes,...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into...

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into...

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one...

When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one...

To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret...

To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing...

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing...

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of...

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of...

There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in...

They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

I despair of the Republic! Such dreariness, such whining sallow women, such utter absence of...

I despair of the Republic! Such dreariness, such whining sallow women, such utter absence of...

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.

He had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of...

He had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

If we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

If we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.