John Morley Quotes


Books worth reading once are worth reading twice; and what is most important of all, the masterpieces of literature are worth reading a thousand times. John Morley Books 165
Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intellect. John Morley Intelligence 114
They act as if they supposed that to be very sanguine about the general improvement of mankind is a virtue that relieves them from taking trouble about any improvement in particular. John Morley Apathy 96
Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self-denial that goes into the acquisition of it. John Morley Knowledge 95
Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions. John Morley Literary 92
Nature, in her most dazzling aspects or stupendous parts, is but the background and theater of the tragedy of man. John Morley Nature 91
The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without and to depart. John Morley Life 85
Books worth reading once are worth reading twice; and what is most important of all, the masterpieces of literature are worth reading a thousand times. John Morley Reading 82
No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character. John Morley Beyond 79
Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat. John Morley Duty 77
A proverb is good sense brought to a point. John Morley Profanity 77
Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books. John Morley Profanity 77
The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without and to depart. John Morley Business 76
Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law. John Morley Evolution 74
The essence of morality is the subjugation of nature in obedience to social needs. John Morley Morals 67
In politics the choice is constantly between two evils. John Morley Politics 61
Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way. John Morley Opinion 57
The proper memory for a politician is one that knows what to remember and what to forget. John Morley Politics 53
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. John Morley Silence 51
Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat. John Morley Exam 51
The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying. John Morley Quotations 48
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired. John Morley Reading 43
He who hates vice hates men. John Morley Virtue 43
In parliament he again pressed the necessity of reducing expenditure. Friends warned him that he was flogging a dead horse. John Morley Government 38
They are the guiding oracles which man has found out for himself in that great business of ours, of learning how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart. John Morley Profanity 37

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