The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

Topics: Gertrude Stein Quotes

It is very easy to love alone.

It is very easy to love alone.

Money is always there but the pockets change

Money is always there but the pockets change

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

It is so friendly so simply friendly and though inevitable not a sadness and though...

It is so friendly so simply friendly and though inevitable not a sadness and though...

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

What is music. A passion for colonies not a love of country.

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.