All Phyllis Bottome Quotes
- Neither situations nor people can be altered by the interference of an outsider. If they are to be altered, that alteration must come from within. Alteration
- That a Jew is despised or persecuted is bad for him, of course-but far worse for the Christian who does it-for although persecuted he can… Bad
- A red-hot belief in eternal glory is probably the best antidote to human panic that there is. Antidote
- To see a shadow and think it is a tree that is a pity; but to see a tree and to think it a shadow… Fatal
- It is a very dangerous thing to have an idea that you will not practice. Dangerous
- To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance, honest against piracy,… Cruelty
- There's nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final. Except
- Where there is laughter there is always more health than sickness. Health
- Luck enters into every contingency. You are a fool if you forget it -- and a greater fool if you count upon it. Contingency
- Anger is like mild, it should not be kept too long. Anger
- This is the real tragedy of mankind, that until now the spirit of man has not been able to free itself, even along the path… Able
- If a writer is true to his characters they will give him his plot. Observations must play second fiddle to integrity. Character
- If money had been the way to save the world, Christ himself would have been rich. Been
- Things that happen, however painful they are at the time, do not matter very much for long. Only how we behave to them matters. Behave
- In my early life, and probably even today, it is not sufficiently understood that a child's education should include at least a rudimentary grasp of… Basic
- We cannot alter facts, but we can alter our ways of looking at them. Alter
- It's a good thing to learn early that other people's opinions do not matter, unless they happen to be true. Early
- To be in the right is often an expensive business. Business
- Truth, though it has many disadvantages, is at least changeless. You can always find it where you left it. Always Find
- There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. Adversity
- There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them. Alter
- There is nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final. Except