When it comes to believing things without actual evidence, we all incline to what we find most attractive. — James Hilton Copy Share Image
We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much. — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue Chang - Lost Horizon (1933) ” — James Hilton Laziness Copy Share Image
if we have not found the heaven within,we have not found the heaven without — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“He was forty-eight — an age at which permanence of habits begins to be predictable.” — James Hilton Habits Copy Share Image
It's a very remarkable story." "Remarkable's a well-chosen word. It doesn't give you away. — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“His guests found it fun to watch him make tea -- mixing careful spoonfuls from different caddies.” — James Hilton Coffee Copy Share Image
People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little. — James Hilton Copy Share Image
There are times in life when the most comfortable thing is to do nothing at all. Things happen to you and you… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“He had suddenly come to realize a single facet of the promised jewel; he had Time, Time for everything that he wished… — James Hilton Desire Copy Share Image
Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers? — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“The will of God or the lunacy of man - it seemed to him that you could take your choice, if you… — James Hilton Choice Copy Share Image
“Brookfield will never forget his lovableness," said Cartwright, in a speech to the School. Which was absurd, because all things are forgotten… — James Hilton Communication Copy Share Image
You will have Time, that rare and lovely gift that your Western countries have lost the more they have pursued it. — James Hilton Country Copy Share Image
“It seemed to him that the little Manchu had never looked so radiant. She gave him a most charming smile, but her… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“And sometimes, when the bell rang for call-over, he would go to the window and look across the road and over the… — James Hilton Thin line Copy Share Image
“Chang bowed his thanks for the information. He took a keen interest in languages and liked to weigh a new word philosophically.… — James Hilton Gratitude Copy Share Image
“It is significant … that the English regard slackness as a vice. We, on the other hand, should vastly prefer it to… — James Hilton Tension Copy Share Image
I dislike organized games, swimming pools, fashionable resorts, night clubs, music in restaurants, and political manifestoes; I enjoy driving from coast to… — James Hilton Clubs Copy Share Image
“His was one of those well-groomed reputations that get the most out of everything; any unusual holiday acquires the character of an… — James Hilton Exploration Copy Share Image
This storm you talk of . . .t will be such a one, my son, as the world has not seen before.… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“The will of God or the lunacy of man - it seemed to him that you could take your choice, if you… — James Hilton Choice Copy Share Image
“He was surprised to find that beyond his puzzlement he had few misgivings, and none at all on his own behalf. There… — James Hilton Life Copy Share Image
“He recognized that they were likely to have far more personal reasons for anxiety than he had himself. Mallinson, for instance, was… — James Hilton Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Barnard caught the word. “Comfortable?” he echoed raucously. “Why, of course we’re comfortable. We’re just enjoying the trip. Pity we haven’t a… — James Hilton Missionary Copy Share Image
“They were all, too, except himself, affected by the altitude. Even Barnard had sunk into melancholy under the strain. Mallinson was muttering… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Mallinson, who had been somberly enduring these pleasantries, now interposed with something of the shrill acerbity of the barrack-square. “Our stay won’t… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“For he did not, he would have said, care for women; he never felt at home or at ease with them; and… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“During a subsequent visit, however, Chang told him that there were other books published up to about the middle of 1930 which… — James Hilton History Copy Share Image
“I was deeply impressed by your story of the past, but to be candid, your sketch of the future interests me only… — James Hilton Life itself Copy Share Image
“Conway said quietly, “If you’d had all the experiences I’ve had, you’d know that there are times in life when the most… — James Hilton Life Copy Share Image
“I remember Mrs. Brool, whose photograph is still in the tuckshop; she served there until an uncle in Australia left her a… — James Hilton Loud laughter Copy Share Image
“These examinations and certificates and so on--what did they matter? And all this efficiency and up-to-dateness--what did that matter, either? Ralston was… — James Hilton Rich men Copy Share Image
“He said this with such simplicity that Conway could not help responding: “I’m not much of an authority on what people call… — James Hilton Customer Copy Share Image
“tribesmen came forward from all directions, surrounding the machine and effectively preventing any one from getting out of it except the pilot.… — James Hilton Computers Copy Share Image
“Now let me begin by sketching for you a very agreeable picture. You are still, I should say, a youngish man by… — James Hilton Life Copy Share Image
The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is. — James Hilton Caring Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the exhaustion of the passions is the beginning of wisdom, if you care to alter the proverb.” — James Hilton Proverb Copy Share Image
“...they didn’t think there was anything very odd in anyone being a little odd.” — James Hilton Humor Copy Share Image
