The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.

Quote by William Dean Howells

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I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying...

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying...

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Tomorrow I shall be sixty-nine, but I do not seem to care. I did not...

Tomorrow I shall be sixty-nine, but I do not seem to care. I did not...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence,...

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence,...