"For my part, I do not feel that……" — James Payn
"For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be at all interfered with by my not meeting again the man I have in my. mind."
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26 Quotes by James Payn
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A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of…
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I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on…
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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I…
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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…
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As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake…
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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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How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to…
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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…
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Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.
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