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Alec-Tweedie, a British author born on January 1, 1862, and died on April 15, 1940. His works are known for their unique literary style and profound insights into social issues.

Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins

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Me and Mine: A Medley of Thoughts and M...

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People Way Desire Actors Greater Stage Prove Inclination

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.”

Character Bears Adversity Fruit Misfortunes Touchstones

Book:Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins

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“We all try to be alike in our youth, and individual in our middle age ... although we sometimes mistake eccentricity for individuality.”

Trying Sometimes Age Individual Mistake Middle Youth Individuality Middle Ages Eccentricity

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“He who buys what he does not want ends in wanting what he cannot buy.”

Want Doe Ends Extravagance

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“Organised brigandage has ceased to exist, but murder and highway robbery are still far too common in the less frequented districts. Travellers rarely suffer to-day, however. It is the wealthy inhabitants who run risks at the hand of the mafia, or lawless Sicilian.”

Stills Hands Running Suffering Common Risk Murder Wealthy Highways Mafia Traveller Robbery Organised Sicilian

Book:Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins

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“No Southern people ever seem to possess the energy of their Northern brothers, and in Sicily a dolce far niente life is much enjoyed. Time is no object. According to Pliny, Aristhomacus watched the life of the bee carefully for fifty-eight years, which is just the sort of work a Sicilian of to-day would like.”

People Years Seems Life Is Energy Objects Brother Eight Enjoyed Fifty Southern Bees Sicilian

Book:Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins

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“Marriage with love is entering heaven with one's eyes shut, but marriage without love is entering hell with them open.”

Eye Heaven Love Is Marriage Hell Entering Without Love

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“The most powerful book in the world at the beginning of the twentieth century is the check-book.”

World Book Money Powerful Century Checks Most Powerful Twentieth Century

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“Civilisation makes us all as alike as peas in a pod, and it is the very uncouth - uncivilised, if you will - element which individualises nations.”

Ifs Nations Elements Civilisation Peas Uncouth Peas In A Pod

Book:Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins

Source: Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins

“Theatrical work means too much work or none.”

Mean Too Much Theater Theatrical Too Much Work

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“Sunshine is more health-giving than pills and potions: and travel in foreign lands is a mental tonic, which feeds the mind even if it empties the pocket.”

Ifs Giving Mind Land Travel Pockets Sunshine Pills Foreign Lands

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“Few authors are so interesting as their work - they generally reserve their wit or trenchant sarcasm for their books.”

Book Interesting Wit Sarcasm Reserves

Author:Alec-Tweedie

“Never has the theatrical profession been more overcrowded than at the present moment.”

Moments Profession Present Moment Theatrical

Book:Me and Mine: A Medley of Thoughts and Memories

Source: Me and Mine: A Medley of Thoughts and Memories

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1862
Died: April 15, 1940
Known for: Author
Quotes: 13

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