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Quotes from The Eighth Day — Thornton Wilder

1897–1975 United States

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7 quotes

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.

The Eighth Day (1967)

Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.

The Eighth Day (1967)

Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

The Eighth Day (1967)

The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.

The Eighth Day (1967)

We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind.

The Eighth Day (1967)

Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day.

The Eighth Day (1967)

A sense of humor judges one's actions and the actions of others from a wider reference and a longer view and finds them incongruous. It dampens enthusiasm; it mocks hope; it pardons shortcomings; it consoles failure. It recommends moderation.

The Eighth Day (1967)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thornton Wilder (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.