“I hate and fear 'science' because of my conviction that, for long to come if not for ever, it will be the remorseless enemy of mankind. I see it destroying all simplicity and gentleness of life, all the beauty of the world; I see it restoring barbarism under a mask of civilization; I see it darkening men's minds and hardening their hearts.” IfsMenWorldMindHeartLongHateEnemyMankindCivilizationI HateSimplicityConvictionMaskDestroyingGentlenessBarbarismRestoringBeauty Of The WorldRemorselessHate And FearDarkening Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable?” IfsMadeCareGreenChristmasBranchesHolliesVendorsMistletoe Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable? One symbol, indeed, has obscured all others-the minted round of metal. And one may safely say that, of all the ages since a coin first became the symbol of power, ours is that in which it yields to the majority of its possessors the poorest return in heart's contentment.” IfsFirstsHeartMayMadeCareAgeReturnGreenMajorityRoundsChristmasSymbolsBranchesContentmentYieldMetalsCoinsPoorestHolliesVendorsMistletoe Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“And why should any man who writes, even if he writes things immortal, nurse anger at the world's neglect? Who asked him to publish? Who promised him a hearing? Who has broken faith with him? Your poem, your novel, who bargained with you for it?” IfsMenWorldShouldWritingNovelBrokenHearingImmortalNeglectNursePublish Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
