17 quotes
Never before was there such a sudden disrobement of an ecclesiastical dignitary draped in all his trappings.
Heu-Heu (1924)
Superstition is still king of most of the world, though often it calls itself Religion.
Heu-Heu (1924)
You may all have noticed that however piously disposed, there is a point at which the majority of women become very practical indeed.
Heu-Heu (1924)
The world is very old and there have been peoples in it of whom we have heard nothing
Heu-Heu (1924)
While we breathe there is hope, and all that seems lost still may be won
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . all men are cowards . . . in one matter or another, though in the rest they may be brave enough.
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . now and again it is wise to cease from being wise, lest Heaven should grow jealous of our wisdom and want to share it.
Heu-Heu (1924)
Life is more than gold . . . and great honour is better than both.
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . little in the world is pretty, except the world itself.
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . there is a way out of most difficulties if only it can be hit upon.
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . these priests, after the fashion of priests all the world over, now aspired to the absolute rule of the race
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . if you live long enough, you will learn that this world is full of deceptions
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . is there anything so mighty as water in the world, I wonder
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . we are all fools in our different ways, and how can any one dig out of his heart the folly that his mother put there before he was born?
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . the dead keep their wisdom to themselves
Heu-Heu (1924)
It is what is in a man that matters . . . not what he looks like outside, as women often used to say to me when I was young
Heu-Heu (1924)
. . . disillusionment is often painful, you know
Heu-Heu (1924)