"The purpose of writing is to hold a……" — John Mason Brown
"The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases."
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John Mason Brown
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30 Quotes by John Mason Brown
John Mason Brown has 30 quotes on this site.
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America is a land where men govern, but women rule.
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A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.
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What a man is is the basis owhat he dreams and thinks, accepts and rejects, feels and perceives.
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Reasoning with a child is fine, if you can reach the child's reason without destroying your own.
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Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest…
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She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it…
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God spare me sclerosis of the curiosity, for the curiosity which craves to keep us informed about the small things…
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It is in the hard rockpile labour of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant…
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So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.
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The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.
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Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.
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Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others.
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More Cases Quotes
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Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice…
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In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
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I was opposed to the U.S. involvement in Libya from the very start. President Obama has never made a compelling…
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They credited us with the birth of that sort of heavy metal thing. Well, if that's the case, there should…
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Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is…
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to…
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Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise…
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To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what…
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Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights…
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