“We've all of us got to meet the devil alone. Temptation is a lonely business.”
Source: Dr. Lavendar's People
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Famous Margaret Deland Quotes
Source: Around Old Chester
“there couldn't be war, unless lies were believed. War has to be nourished by lies.”
“Books are like sapphires; they must be polished - polished! or else you insult your readers.”
Source: Sidney
Source: Dr. Lavendar's People
Source: Dr. Lavendar's People
“... safety that depends on an apron-string is very unsafe!”
Source: The Awakening of Helena Richie
Source: The Awakening of Helena Richie
“I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.”
Source: The Awakening of Helena Richie
Source: Around Old Chester
“Hearts don't come when Reason whistles to 'em.”
Source: An Old Chester Secret
“Fighting should be left to dogs and cats and chickens, who can't reason.”
“... some of the things floating about in the Well of Memory are not worth recording.”
“Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.”
“The insolence of time is like a blow in the face from an unseen enemy.”
Source: Sidney
“There isn't any virtue where there has never been any temptation.”
Source: The Awakening of Helena Richie
“A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.”
“Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.”
“I have no faith in a human critter who hasn't one or two bad habits.”
“As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.”
Source: The Awakening of Helena Richie
“Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.”
Source: John Ward, Preacher