"Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they……" — Charles Churchill
"Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read."
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51 Quotes by Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill has 51 quotes on this site.
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Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.
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Those who would make us feel must feel themselves.
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Genius is independent of situation.
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No tribute is laid on castles in the air.
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Man and wife, Coupled together for the sake of strife.
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Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.
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Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies,…
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He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
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Genius is of no country.
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The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the…
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Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air.
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When fiction rises pleasing to the eye, men will believe, because they love the lie; but truth herself, if clouded…
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Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to…
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Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of…
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It can happen that a book, unlike its authors, grows younger as the years pass.
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Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't…
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Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's…
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There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your…
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We must be authors of the history of our age.
— Madeleine Albright
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among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading…
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— Richard Bach
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The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom…
— Albert Camus
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Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author…
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