Devoted Quotes by William John Locke

“The wise man profits by the vanity of his fellow-creatures.”

— William John Locke

“She slept but little. In the morning she found habit by her bedside; she clothed herself therein and faced the day.”

— William John Locke

In France the men all live in cafes, the children are all put out to nurse, and the women, saving the respect of mademoiselle…

— William John Locke

Every man's first declaration of love is bathos--the zenith of his passion connoting perhaps the nadir of his intelligence.

— William John Locke

Women are women and can't help themselves.

— William John Locke

I can tell you how to get what you want: You've just got to keep a thing in view and go for it and…

— William John Locke

Don't be a genius, my son, it isn't good for anybody.

— William John Locke

Children are the root of all evil.... Happy the man who has his quiver empty.

— William John Locke

You have never seen ugliness in a happy face.

— William John Locke

Have you ever considered what anxious thought, what consummate knowledge of human nature, what dearly-bought experiences go into the making of an advertisement?

— William John Locke

Sex is the ... tremulous and bewildering and nerve-racking and delicious and myriad-adjectived soul-condition ... generally known as love. Ninety-nine point nine repeater percent…

— William John Locke

Any human love a man gets he can make fill his life. It's like the grain of mustard-seed.

— William John Locke