Suspicion had sometimes been current that he really was as unruffled as he looked, and that whatever happened, he did not give a damn. But this, too, like the laziness, was an imperfect interpretation...
And so it stood, a warm and vivid patch in his life, casting a radiance that glowed in a thousand recollections.
But now I’m beginning to care again—a little—and it hurts—it’s really more convenient not to have any hopes and fears.
He said this with such simplicity that Conway could not help responding: I’m not much of an authority on what people call high finance. It was a lead, and the American accepted it without the slightes...
Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers?
Mallinson, who had been somberly enduring these pleasantries, now interposed with something of the shrill acerbity of the barrack-square. Our stay won’t be long, he announced curtly. We shall pay for...
Miss Brinklow, however, was not yet to be sidetracked. What do the lamas do? she continued.They devote themselves, madam, to contemplation and to the pursuit of wisdom.But that isn't doing anything.Th...
Now let me begin by sketching for you a very agreeable picture. You are still, I should say, a youngish man by the world’s standards; your life, as people say, lies ahead of you; in the normal course...
Rutherford assented. Yes, I liked him a good deal too, though I also saw surprisingly little of him, if you measure it in time. And then there was a somewhat odd silence, during which it was evident t...
The will of God or the lunacy of man - it seemed to him that you could take your choice, if you wanted a good enough reason for most things. Or, alternatively, the will of man and the lunacy of God.
When you are getting on in years it is nice to sit by the fire and drink a cup of tea and listen to the school bell sounding dinner, call-over, prep., and lights out. Chips always wound up the clock a...
You cannot judge the importance of things by the noise they make.
If we have not found the heaven within,we have not found the heaven without
He was a wanderer between two worlds and must ever wander...
He was not much of a nature-worshipper, but he perceived that nature here was certainly at her best and liveliest. He gave her, as it were, full marks and a nod of approval, feeling that she would do...
I thought I heard you—one of you—saying it was a pity—umph—a pity I never had—any children … eh? … But I have, you know … I have … The others smiled without answering, and after a pause Chips began a...
I was deeply impressed by your story of the past, but to be candid, your sketch of the future interests me only in an abstract sense. I can’t look so far ahead. I should certainly be sorry if I had to...
If I could put it into a very few words, dear sir, I should say that our prevalent belief is in moderation. We inculcate the virtue of avoiding excesses of all kinds—even including, if you will pardon...
Life's more important than a living. So many people who make a living are making death, not life. Don't ever join them. They're the gravediggers of our civilization - The safe men. The compromisers. T...
Miss Brinklow, however, was not yet to be sidetracked, What do the lamas do? she continued. They devote themselves, madam, to contemplation and to the pursuit of wisdom. But that isn’t doing anything....
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