"Nor, in our own country, must we fail……" — James Payn
"Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards."
—
James Payn
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
26 Quotes by James Payn
James Payn has 26 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of…
-
I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on…
-
A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I…
-
And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.
-
A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed…
-
As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake…
-
For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.
-
In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.
-
For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in…
-
How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to…
-
One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.
-
It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and…
See all 26 quotes by James Payn »
More Boards Quotes
This quote is filed under Boards Quotes,
one of 697 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
I know that some books and some writers, you can pretty much draw a square around it and say, 'Nobody…
— Margaret Atwood
-
Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's…
— Jello Biafra
-
Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.
— Josh Billings
-
If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
-
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in…
— James Bovard
-
You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men.
— Jo Brand
-
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any…
— Eli Broad
-
A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken.…
— John O. Brennan
-
School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping…
— Eli Broad
-
I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our…
— Warren Buffett
-
Everybody copied Atari products. So we started messing with them and it was fun. We bought enough chips that we…
— Nolan Bushnell
-
I like all of the mental, psychological thriller movies too. I enjoy horror movies across the board.
— Sophia Bush
See all 697 Boards Quotes »