"I never had a piece of toast particularly……" — James Payn
"I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side."
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26 Quotes by James Payn
James Payn has 26 quotes on this site.
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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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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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For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in…
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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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More Buttered Quotes
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one of 34 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
— Ambrose Bierce
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A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it…
— Naveen Andrews
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Cast your bread upon the waters, and after many days it will come back buttered.
— Louisa May Alcott
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Cocoa-buttered girls were stretched out on the public beach in apparently random alignments, but maybe if a weather satellite zoomed…
— Bonnie Jo Campbell
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I was a great believer in hot buttered toast at all hours of the day.
— Frank O'Connor
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The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famille.
— Laurie Colwin
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I love the unabashed over-buttered, over-creamed, deep-fried, gooey, over-sugared excessiveness of Amish food,
— Blaize Clement
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I never fancied broiling fowls; - though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one…
— Herman Melville
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Your mate doesn't live by bread alone; he or she needs to be 'buttered up' from time to time.
— Zig Ziglar
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I have made a mistake. They condemn me to death and I ask for a boy to coach me for…
— Hannah Kent
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I know on which side my bread is buttered.
— John Heywood
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You've buttered your bread, now sleep in it.
— Gracie Allen
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