“Many an act that man does is right or wrong according to the time and place which form, so to speak, its context; strip it of its surrounding circumstances, and you tear away its meaning. Gentlemen reformers, beware of this common practice of yours! Beware of calling an act evil on Tuesday because that same act was evil on Monday!”
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Owen Wister was an American writer best known for his novel 'The Virginian', which is a classic in Western literature and has had a profound impact on subsequent Western films and literature. more
“If I say, "You are wrong for judging people" then by my own standard I am wrong for judging you.”
“There's no right or wrong with feelings. There is only what there is.”
“But I was wrong about most things, then as now.”
“God gave you brain so that you can give Him rest. He wasn’t wrong.”