“any era that is dominated by the love of money only, has a rotten core within it and must perish” — Marie Corelli Love Copy Share Image
How foolish it would be if women did not obey men. The world would be all confusion! — Marie Corelli Confusion Copy Share Image
Wealth acts merely as a kind of mirror to show you human nature at its worst. — Marie Corelli Human nature Copy Share Image
Love clamors far more incessantly and passionately at a closed gate than an open one! — Marie Corelli Chastity Copy Share Image
What was the use of trying to expound a truth, if the majority preferred a lie? — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks! — Marie Corelli Colour Copy Share Image
Great Poets discover themselves. Little Poets have to be 'discovered' by somebody else. — Marie Corelli Great poet Copy Share Image
And out of heart's pain comes heart's peace; and out of desire, accomplishment. — Marie Corelli Accomplishment Copy Share Image
A fine morning's killing, ay! All their necks wrung - all dead birds! Once they could fly - fly and swim! Fly… — Marie Corelli Bird Copy Share Image
I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
For though there never was so much reading matter put before the public, there was never less actual 'reading' in the truest… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
There is nothing so depressing as a constant contemplation of one's self, and the greatest moral cowardice in the world's opinion comes… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
Education! Is it education to teach the young that their chances of happiness depend on being richer than their neighbors? Yet that… — Marie Corelli Being successful Copy Share Image
Years should be nothing to you. Who asked you to count them or consider them? In the world of wild Nature, time… — Marie Corelli Bird Copy Share Image
Let me be mad, then, by all means! mad with the madness of Absinthe, the wildest, most luxurious madness in the world!… — Marie Corelli Absinthe Copy Share Image
“It is useless for you to consider the reason of this, or the meaning of that. Take things as they come in… — Marie Corelli Reason Copy Share Image
Imagination is the supreme endowment of the poet and romanticist. It is a kind of second sight, which conveys the owner of… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
One of the advantages or disadvantages of the way in which we live in these modern days is that we are ceasing… — Marie Corelli Advantage Copy Share Image
the world is not always kind to a clever woman even when she is visibly known to be earning her own living.… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
“Had any one dared to say this truth to me then, I should have bade him go and preach nonsense to children,—but… — Marie Corelli Egoism Copy Share Image
“For is there any human sorrow so great that the blessing of mere daylight on the earth does not far exceed? We… — Marie Corelli Blessings Copy Share Image
“Now thou dost believe — henceforth thou must love! Love alone can pass yon flaming barrier — love alone can gain for… — Marie Corelli Drawn together Copy Share Image
Art is sexless; - good work is eternal, no matter whether it is man or woman who has accomplished it. ... Ah,… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband.… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
“So you are tired of your life, young man! All the more reason have you to live. Anyone can die. A murderer… — Marie Corelli Death Copy Share Image
“Suicide during a state of temporary insanity,” is passed, have been caused by long and hopeless brooding on the “nothingness of the… — Marie Corelli Human life Copy Share Image
“We live in an age of universal inquiry, ergo of universal scepticism. The prophecies of the poet, the dreams of the philosopher… — Marie Corelli Human existence Copy Share Image
“Unbelief is nearly supreme in the world to-day. Were an angel to descend from heaven in the middle of a great square,… — Marie Corelli Angel Copy Share Image
“Suddenly the idea struck me that surely it was selfish to ask Heaven for anything; would it not be better to reflect… — Marie Corelli Appreciation Copy Share Image
“Go, all of you, scum of Paris!” he cried in his clear treble tones— “you who know neither God nor devil! You… — Marie Corelli Fiend Copy Share Image
“What do I mean, you ask, by accepting everything as it comes, and trying to find out the reason of its coming?… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
“Like it!” I exclaimed. “It is lovely — wonderful! It is worthy to rank with the finest Italian masterpieces.” “Oh, no!” remonstrated… — Marie Corelli Artist Copy Share Image