Christopher Morley Quotes


A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life. Christopher Morley anger 198
Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain. Christopher Morley Beauty 196
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. Christopher Morley Dogs 123
All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim. Christopher Morley beauty 116
Cherish all your happy moments they make a fine cushion for old age. Christopher Morley 113
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water. Christopher Morley Best 111
Read every day something no one else is reading. Think something no one else is thinking. It is bad for the mind to be always a part of unanimity. Christopher Morley Reading 102
Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Christopher Morley Big 97
The enemies of the future are always the very nicest people. Christopher Morley Enemy 90
All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim. Christopher Morley Beauty 88
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed. Christopher Morley Religion 84
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love. Christopher Morley Bibliophilia 83
No man is lonely while eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention. Christopher Morley Food 80
New York the nations thyroid gland. Christopher Morley New york city 77
Man, an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 75
People like to imagine that because all our mechanical equipment moves so much faster, that we are thinking faster, too. Christopher Morley Equipment 75
Lifes a lot different from what people pretend. Thats why pretending is fun. I used to think it was some special wickedness of my own that made such queer things happen. Now Im beginning to guess that everybodys like that. Christopher Morley Fiction 72
The courage of the poets is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness. Christopher Morley Poetry 71
In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty. Christopher Morley Beauty 70
There is only one success-to be able to spend your own life in your own way. Christopher Morley Success 65
Big shots are little shots who kept shooting. Christopher Morley Leadership 64
There is only one success: To be able to spend your life in your own way. Christopher Morley Life 63
Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs. Christopher Morley Humor 61
There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen. Christopher Morley communication 61
The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness. Christopher Morley courage 60
Success: Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Christopher Morley Success 59
Read every day something no one else in reading. Think every day something no one else is thinking. It is bad for the mind to be always a part of a unanimity. Christopher Morley Mind 57
High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 57
The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock. Christopher Morley Wedding 56
Only the sinner has the right to preach. Christopher Morley Preach 53
I love you because we hate the same stuff. Christopher Morley Funny 52
April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go. Christopher Morley Seasons 51
The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 50
A human being: an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing. Christopher Morley Assembly 50
Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse. Christopher Morley Beauty 48
Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it. Christopher Morley Life 46
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning. Christopher Morley Earning 44
All students can learn. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 43
It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious; he learned the habit from Nature. Christopher Morley Nature 42
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. Christopher Morley Success 41
Words are a commodity in which there is never any slump. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 39
Any man worth his salt has by the time he is forty-five accumulated a crown of thorns, and the problem is to learn to wear it over one ear. Christopher Morley Hardship 37
Weve had bad luck with our kids theyve all grown up. Christopher Morley Parents 37
No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention. Christopher Morley Attention 34
What is the virtue and service of a book? Only to help me live less gingerly and shabbily. Christopher Morley Books 34
Thats what this country needs more books Christopher Morley Book 34
The bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 33
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning. Christopher Morley Life 33
If we discovered that we only had five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to stammer that they loved them. Christopher Morley Booth 31
From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with my eyes, and I mean to make the best of my chance. Christopher Morley Uncategorized 30

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