How is it possible to suspend topaz in one cup of the balance and weigh it against amethyst in the other; or who in a single language can compare the tranquillizing grace of a maiden with the invigorating pleasure of… — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
Before hastening to secure a possible reward of five taels by dragging an unobservant person away from a falling building, examine well his features… — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment. — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
“There is a time to silence an adversary with the honey of logical persuasion, and there is a time to silence him with the… — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
“The inimitable stories of Tong-King never have any real ending, and this one, being in his most elevated style, has even less end than most of them. But the whole narrative is permeated with the odour of joss-sticks and honourable high-mindedness, and the two characters are both of noble birth.” — Ernest Bramah Copy Share
The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place. — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet. — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
Alas! It is well written, The road to eminence lies through the cheap and exceedingly uninviting eating-houses. — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
Better a dish of husks to the accompaniment of a muted lute than to be satiated with stewed shark's fin and rich spiced wine… — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
