Common life Quote by Stella Benson

What is this Charity, this clinking of money between strangers, and when did Charity cease to be a comforting and secret thing between one…

— Stella Benson

“My love, I see you through my tears. No pity in your face I see. I have sailed far across the years; Stretch out,…

— Stella Benson

You want the vote so badly that you think it worth while to become hysterical over it.' 'There is not much hysteria in the…

— Stella Benson

“That sea - that mother of a million summers, Who bore, with melody, a million springs, Shall sing for my enchantment...”

— Stella Benson

“My soundless feet shall fly among the runners Through the red thunders of a Zeppelin raid, My still voice cheer the Anti-Aircraft gunners, The…

— Stella Benson

The more committees you belong to, the less of ordinary life you will understand. When your daily round becomes nothing more than a daily…

— Stella Benson

We travel because we do not know. We know that we do not know the best before we start. That is why we start.…

— Stella Benson

a committee, of course, exists for the purpose of damping enthusiasms.

— Stella Benson

There are some people who can never see a little cloud of fantasy float across the horizon of their dreams without building a heavy…

— Stella Benson

You can't discover one foot of clay on an idol without suspecting the other.

— Stella Benson

Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

— Stella Benson

“I want to go out into the country, I want to thread the pale Spring air, and hear the lambs cry. I want to…

— Stella Benson