Maidens Quote by John Hay

I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.

— John Hay

Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends are the sunshine of…

— John Hay

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.

— John Hay

There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees, emanating from the mosses,…

— John Hay

Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.

— John Hay

At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.

— John Hay

There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats, women, and crabs.

— John Hay

“This beach I voyage on leads me through the earth's immortal consistencies. Each form I encounter obeys the principles of perfection and trial, a…

— John Hay

It would never occur to most of us that 'plants' say anything at all, except in terms of what we read into them, or…

— John Hay

Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.

— John Hay

“The wooing of those days was prompt and practical. There was no time for the gradual approaches of an idler and more conventional age.…

— John Hay

The best loved man or maid in the town would perish with anguish Could they hear all that their friends say in the course…

— John Hay