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James Payn has 26 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished…
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I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered…
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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he…
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And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.
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A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the…
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As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his…
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For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
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In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.
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For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for…
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How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by…
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One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.
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It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I…
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It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us…
— David Attenborough
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It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.
— George Will
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It is extraordinary how the house and the simplest possessions of someone who has been left become so quickly sordid. . .…
— Coleman Dowell
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It is extraordinary how many emotional storms one may weather in safety if one is ballasted with ever so little gold.
— William McFee
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It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.
— Daniel Yergin
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It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States…
— Steven Johnson
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Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.
— Noel Coward
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Human evolution, at first, seems extraordinary. How could the process that gave rise to slugs and oak trees and fish produce a…
— Steven Pinker
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It’s extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it’s just as well;…
— Joseph Conrad
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The situation was extraordinary. How someone like Evangeline Jenner could have wrought such a change in St. Vincent, the most worldly of…
— Lisa Kleypas
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It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful…
— James Payn
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