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J.W. Lord Quotes: "Good but rarely came from good advice."

Good but rarely came from good advice.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "I am ashes where once I was fire."

I am ashes where once I was fire.




J.W. Lord Quotes: "History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page."

History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Though the day of my Destiny 's over, And the star of my Fate hath declined, Thy soft heart refused to discover The faults which so many could find."

Though the day of my Destiny 's over, And the star of my Fate hath declined, Thy soft heart refused to discover The faults which so many could find.




J.W. Lord Quotes: "I depart, Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye."

I depart, Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Now what I love in women is, they won't Or can't do otherwise than lie, but do it. So well, the very truth seems falsehood to it."

Now what I love in women is, they won't Or can't do otherwise than lie, but do it. So well, the very truth seems falsehood to it.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "In general I do not draw well with literary men -- not that I dislike them but I never know what to say to them after I have praised their last publication."

In general I do not draw well with literary men -- not that I dislike them but I never know what to say to them after I have praised their last publication.




J.W. Lord Quotes: "Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales her odours, blazes, and expires."

Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales her odours, blazes, and expires.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Ecclesiastes said that "all is vanity," Most modern preachers say the same, or show it By their examples of true Christianity: In short, all know, or very short may know it."

Ecclesiastes said that "all is vanity," Most modern preachers say the same, or show it By their examples of true Christianity: In short, all know, or very short may know it.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "The simple Wordsworth . . . / Who, both by precept and example, shows / That prose is verse, and verse is merely prose."

The simple Wordsworth . . . / Who, both by precept and example, shows / That prose is verse, and verse is merely prose.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed."

The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering winds shift, shift our sails."

Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering winds shift, shift our sails.




J.W. Lord Quotes: "With thee all tales are sweet; each clime has charms; earth - sea alike - our world within our arms."

With thee all tales are sweet; each clime has charms; earth - sea alike - our world within our arms.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "I've seen your stormy seas and stormy women, And pity lovers rather more than seamen."

I've seen your stormy seas and stormy women, And pity lovers rather more than seamen.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Where are the forms the sculptor's soul hath seized? In him alone, Can nature show as fair?"

Where are the forms the sculptor's soul hath seized? In him alone, Can nature show as fair?



J.W. Lord Quotes: "The talent of insinuation is more useful than that of persuasion, as everybody is open to insinuation, but scarce any to persuasion."

The talent of insinuation is more useful than that of persuasion, as everybody is open to insinuation, but scarce any to persuasion.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated, to a single object, is the sure mark of superior genius."

The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated, to a single object, is the sure mark of superior genius.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Women especially as to be talked to as below men, and above children."

Women especially as to be talked to as below men, and above children.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Fear invites danger; concealed cowards insult known ones."

Fear invites danger; concealed cowards insult known ones.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "A man who cannot command his temper, his attention, and his countenance should not think of being a man of business."

A man who cannot command his temper, his attention, and his countenance should not think of being a man of business.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Speak the language of the company you are in; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other."

Speak the language of the company you are in; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Let it be your maxim through life, to know all you can know, yourself; and never to trust implicitly to the information of others."

Let it be your maxim through life, to know all you can know, yourself; and never to trust implicitly to the information of others.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should."

Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Experience only can teach men not to prefer what strikes them for the present moment, to what will have much greater weight with the them hereafter."

Experience only can teach men not to prefer what strikes them for the present moment, to what will have much greater weight with the them hereafter.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Half the business is done, when one has gained the heart and the affections of those with whom one is to transact it."

Half the business is done, when one has gained the heart and the affections of those with whom one is to transact it.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Never write down your speeches beforehand; if you do, you may perhaps be a good declaimer, but will never be a debater."

Never write down your speeches beforehand; if you do, you may perhaps be a good declaimer, but will never be a debater.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "We are hardly ever grateful for a fine clock or watch when it goes right, and we pay attention to it only when it falters, for then we are caught by surprise. It ought to be the other way about."

We are hardly ever grateful for a fine clock or watch when it goes right, and we pay attention to it only when it falters, for then we are caught by surprise. It ought to be the other way about.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not."

A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Fear manifested invites danger."

Fear manifested invites danger.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Many people come into company full of what they intend to say in it themselves, without the least regard to others; and thus charged up to the muzzle are resolved to let it off at any rate."

Many people come into company full of what they intend to say in it themselves, without the least regard to others; and thus charged up to the muzzle are resolved to let it off at any rate.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Few fathers care much for their sons, or at least, most of them care more for their money. Of those who really love their sons, few know how to do it."

Few fathers care much for their sons, or at least, most of them care more for their money. Of those who really love their sons, few know how to do it.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Assurance and intrepidity, under the white banner of seeming modesty, clear the way for merit, that would otherwise be discouraged by difficulties..."

Assurance and intrepidity, under the white banner of seeming modesty, clear the way for merit, that would otherwise be discouraged by difficulties...



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Elegance of manner is the outgrowth of refined and exalted sense."

Elegance of manner is the outgrowth of refined and exalted sense.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "A cheerful, easy, open countenance will make fools think you a good-natured man, and make designing men think you an undesigning one."

A cheerful, easy, open countenance will make fools think you a good-natured man, and make designing men think you an undesigning one.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "If originally it was not good for a man to be alone, it is much worse for a sick man to be so; he thinks too much of his distemper, and magnifies it."

If originally it was not good for a man to be alone, it is much worse for a sick man to be so; he thinks too much of his distemper, and magnifies it.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon, as what is."

It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon, as what is.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Contrast is the dramatist's method."

Contrast is the dramatist's method.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job other than at one's best ability."

It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job other than at one's best ability.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "I am much more intelligent than you think."

I am much more intelligent than you think.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "The loss of India would mark and consummate the downfall of the British Empire. That great organism would pass at a stroke out of life into history.From such a catastrophe there could be no recovery."

The loss of India would mark and consummate the downfall of the British Empire. That great organism would pass at a stroke out of life into history.From such a catastrophe there could be no recovery.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Would a special relationship between the United States and the British Commonwealth be inconsistent with our overriding loyalty to the world organization?"

Would a special relationship between the United States and the British Commonwealth be inconsistent with our overriding loyalty to the world organization?



J.W. Lord Quotes: "One cannot help being old, but one can resist being aged."

One cannot help being old, but one can resist being aged.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "A woman being never at a loss... the devil always sticks by them."

A woman being never at a loss... the devil always sticks by them.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "What's done at night belongs to the night. In the daytime you don't talk about it."

What's done at night belongs to the night. In the daytime you don't talk about it.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "For the night Shows stars and women in a better light."

For the night Shows stars and women in a better light.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Smiles form the channels of a future tear."

Smiles form the channels of a future tear.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone."

Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "What is too absurd to be believed is believed because it is too absurd to be a lie."

What is too absurd to be believed is believed because it is too absurd to be a lie.



J.W. Lord Quotes: "We've been wed more than a month. Since it appears you mean to stay, I might as well give you leave to call me by my christian name. It is preferable, at any rate, to 'clodpole."

We've been wed more than a month. Since it appears you mean to stay, I might as well give you leave to call me by my christian name. It is preferable, at any rate, to 'clodpole.