Book detail: Of Human Bondage (Diversion Classics) is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This novel delves into the complexities of human relationships and the quest for self-identity, following the protagonist's journey through various challenges and experiences.
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“I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense.”
“There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one's means of livelihood.”
“It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.”
“There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.”
“From old habit, unconsciously he thanked God that he no longer believed in Him.”
“It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late. It does not improve the temper.”
“Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure.”
“There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.”
“When things are at their worst, I find something always happens.”
“Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.”
“Clearly much that seemed valid seemed so only because he had been taught it from earliest youth.”