The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne: A Novel
A source page for quotes linked to William John Locke.
“The only remedy against the malady of life is life itself. The bane is its own antidote.”
“Life is droll. It has no common sense. It is the game of a mountebank.”
“Women are women and can't help themselves.”
“Any human love a man gets he can make fill his life. It's like the grain of mustard-seed.”
“Don't be a genius, my son, it isn't good for anybody.”
“Our happiness is made up of the things we miss.”
“I hold in my hands the very soul of a man. What more dare a woman ask of the high gods?”
“The only cure for loss of illusions is fresh illusions, more illusions, and always illusions.”
“Children are the root of all evil.... Happy the man who has his quiver empty.”
“You have never seen ugliness in a happy face.”
“It all depends whether hope is in front or behind you.”
“The measure of my success is the measure of my happiness.”
“I believe half of the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.”