Letters Quotes

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I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage. — Henry David Thoreau
We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out discretion, and so disappears the most immediate breath of… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree… — George Eliot
Other relaxations are peculiar to certain times, places and stages of life, but the study of letters is the nourishment of our youth, and the… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
This morning arrives a letter from my ancient silver-mining comrade, Calvin H. Higbie, a man whom I have not seen nor had communication with for… — Mark Twain
ART, n. This word has no definition. Its origin is related by the ingenious Father Gassalasca Jape as "One day a wag - what would… — Ambrose Bierce
In order to dream so far, is it enough to read? Isn't it necessary to write? Write as in our schoolboy past, in those days… — Gaston Bachelard
Love is a four-letter word, but you don't hear in nearly as often as you hear some other four-letter words. It may be a sign… — Thomas Sowell
After the discovery in 1918 of love letters revealing that Franklin was involved with Lucy Mercer: The bottom dropped out of my own particular world,… — Eleanor Roosevelt
This means that we have barely disembarked into life, that we've only just now been born, let's not fill our mouths with so many uncertain… — Pablo Neruda
Pope Gelasius in his ninth letter (chap. 26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the… — Pope Benedict XIV
I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language, which I used in my letter of Aug 29 to Congress McDonough concerning the Marine Corps... — Harry S. Truman
Nature is hieroglyphic. Each prominent fact in it is like a type; its final use is to set up one letter of the infinite alphabet,… — Thomas Starr King
A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist - nothing shields him from the world's gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away,… — Elwyn Brooks White
I wrote a letter to Harvard, explaining that I was having difficulty deciding between it and the University of Pennsylvania. Could I come and visit?… — J. Michael Bishop
I would like to make something that is real in itself that does not remind anyone of any other things, and that does not have… — Arthur Dove
I'm a poet. I distrust anything that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop because people don't think in full, clear… — Unknown Author
If I had a girlfriend I would write her letters instead of using Twitter. — Bill Kaulitz
The creation of all those symbols and logotypes which are an ever more striking feature of the world in which we live calls for a… — Armin Hofmann
If your words aren't truthful, the finest optically letter-spaced typography won't help, — Edward Tufte
Algebra messed up one of those divisions between things that help you make sense of the world and keep it tidy. Letters make words; figures… — Mal Peet
The Old Testament records the preparation for the coming of the Messiah. The Gospels record the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ our Lord. The… — Josh McDowell
The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring. — Casey Kasem
I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications. — Casey Kasem
This is a free country. Folks have a right to send me letters, and I have a right not to read them. — William Faulkner

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