“Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.” PeopleMenWorldWantDoeEarthSpiritHumanityAchieveHonestThis WorldOneselfDenyGreat ThingsGenerosityBeing HonestDrowningRise AboveBanality Author:Irving Stone
“Morality is similar to religion - it is a somniferous drug which blinds people from seeing the squalor of their lives.” PeopleSeeingMoralityDrugSqualor Author:Irving Stone
“From the biography of Freud, by Irving Stone, said by Freud's fiance after he teased her for being sweet, "Beware of truly sweet people. They have will of iron.” PeopleSaidSweetStonesIronBiographiesFiance Author:Irving Stone
“I cannot draw a human figure if I don't know the order of his bones, muscles or tendons. Same is that I cannot draw a human face if I don't know what's going on his mind and heart. In order to paint life one must understand not only anatomy, but what people feel and think about the world they live in. The painter who knows his own craft and nothing else will turn out to be a very superficial artist.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldFeelsMindHumansHeartFacesArtistOrderTurnsFiguresDrawsPaintBonesPainterCraftsMusclesSuperficialHeart And MindAnatomyHuman Faces Author:Irving Stone
“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.” PeopleInspirationalBookReadingFriendshipFasterTruthful Book:Clarence Darrow for the defense Source: Clarence Darrow for the defense
“Reading has always been the largest and most irreplaceable pleasure for Vincent; reading about other people's successes and failures, joys and sufferings seemed to bury his own failures.” PeopleJoySufferingReadingPleasureSuccess And FailureIrreplaceable Author:Irving Stone
“Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.” PeopleInspirationalEndsStoriesRomanceYoungLove IsConcernedBlindLove StoryExcitementFinestAltarsGlamourStory Writers Author:Irving Stone
