if we have not found the heaven within,we have not found the heaven without — James Hilton Found Copy Share Image
“Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue Chang - Lost Horizon (1933) ” — James Hilton Procrastination Copy Share Image
We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much. — James Hilton Believe Copy Share Image
The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is. — James Hilton Caring 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
“He was forty-eight — an age at which permanence of habits begins to be predictable.” — James Hilton Habits Copy Share Image
“...they didn’t think there was anything very odd in anyone being a little odd.” — James Hilton Humor 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 Believe 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 Chances 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
Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers? — James Hilton Might 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
“If you'd had all the experiences I've had, you'd know that there are times in life when the most comfortable thing is… — James Hilton Experiences Copy Share Image
“Then, my son, when the strong have devoured each other, the Christian ethic may at last be fulfilled, and the meek shall… — James Hilton Christian Copy Share Image
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that… — James Hilton Cost 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
“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
“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
“Where had they all gone to, he often pondered; those threads he had once held together, how far had they scattered, some… — James Hilton Mind 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
“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
“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
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
“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
“For he did not, he would have said, care for women; he never felt at home or at ease with them; and… — James Hilton Bernard shaw 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 Away Want 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 Normal person 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
“Conway felt again, as he gazed up at the stupendous mountain wall, that there was a superb and exquisite peril in the… — James Hilton Mountains Copy Share Image
“Conway answered: “As good a word as most, no doubt. I don’t know whether you classify the people who come here, but… — James Hilton Asked Copy Share Image
“We have reason. It is the entire meaning and purpose of Shangri-La. It came to me in a vision long, long ago.… — James Hilton Dreams 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
“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
“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
“Perhaps the exhaustion of the passions is the beginning of wisdom, if you care to alter the proverb.” — James Hilton Proverb Copy Share Image
The exhaustion of the passions is the beginning of wisdom. — James Hilton Exhaustion Copy Share Image
There's only one thing more important... and that is, after you've done what you set out to do, to feel that it's… — James Hilton Doing Copy Share Image
“But here, at Shangri–La, all was in deep calm. In a moonless sky the stars were lit to the full, and a… — James Hilton Calm Copy Share Image
