#ma

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise. ↗

— George Eliot

#him #make #man #mostly #sure

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. ↗

— George Eliot

#finest #his #man #profession #success

There are many victories worse than a defeat. ↗

— George Eliot

#many #than #victories #worse

If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good? ↗

— Boethius

#cometh #evils #god #good #many

But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell. ↗

— Louise Bogan

#cannot #childhood #hell #prolonged #remain

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#immature #mature #poets #steal

Your work is carved out of agony as a statue is carved out of marble. ↗

— Louise Bogan

#carved #marble #out #statue #work

Living in a tower, however secure it may feel, is hardly a social attribute. ↗

— Dirk Bogarde

#feel #hardly #however #living #may

Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#knowledge #lost #where

The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go. ↗

— Humphrey Bogart

#big shot #go #making #making money #money