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Quotes from The History of David Grieve — Mary Augusta Ward

1851–1920 Australia

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6 quotes

There is nothing more startling in human relations than the strong emotions of weak people.

The History of David Grieve (1891)

Customers must be delicately angled for at a safe distance—show yourself too much, and, like trout, they flashed away.

The History of David Grieve (1891)

Is there any other slavery and chain like that of temperament?

The History of David Grieve (1891)

We enjoy the great prophets of literature most when we have not yet lived enough to realise all they tell us.

The History of David Grieve (1891)

[T]he better life cannot be imposed from without—it must grow from within.

The History of David Grieve (1891)

[M]y credo is very short. Its first article is art—and its second is art—and its third is art!

The History of David Grieve (1891)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mary Augusta Ward (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.