Home / Quotes / Quote by William Golding

Quote by William Golding

“Allow me to tell you, Mr Taylor," said I, but quietly as the occasion demanded, "that one gentleman does not rejoice at the misfortune of another in public".”

Quote by William Golding

Author

William Golding

William Golding was an English novelist, best known for his novel 'Lord of the Flies'. His works often explore themes of human nature, morality, and civilization. more

You May Also Like

“Courage was not something one picked out of the air. It was something like a bank account. You could withdraw only so much before it was necessary to stop, to take the time to make new deposits.”

Character Faith Bravery Discipleship Maturation

Author:Tom Clancy

“Time to improve is limited. The clock is always on and doesn't care if you don't feel like it. Someone else does and they're passing you by.”

Character Urgency Toughness

Book:On Character and Mental Toughness

Source: On Character and Mental Toughness

“All of these people had character. None of them thought they were special people, born with the right to win. They were people who worked hard, who learned how to keep their focus under pressure, and who stretched beyond their ordinary abilities when they had to.”

Character Mindset Growth Mindset

Author:Carol S. Dweck

“We live in an age fit for heroes. No time has ever offered such perils or prizes. Man can provide a full life for humanity – or he can destroy himself with the problems he has created. The test of this century will be whether man confuses the growth of wealth and power with the growth of spirit and character.…”

Character Success Spirit Growth Wealth Power Spiritual Growth

Book:What It Takes to Be Number One: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

Source: What It Takes to Be Number One: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

“But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.”

Author:Raymond Chandler

“You have to push through every difficulty to have a breakthrough.”

Character Difficult Times Courage Quotes Challenges Quotes Adversity Quotes Determined Spirit Strength Through Adversity Difficulties Of Life Strength Of Spirit Working Hard Hardtimes

Book:Think Great: Be Great!

Source: Think Great: Be Great!

“To test a man's character, give him power. Once people have power they will always reveal themselves.”

Character Power

Author:Zelda la Grange

“Evil is just . . . so harsh. I prefer ethically unfettered.”

Character Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy

Book:Stones and Finger Bones

Source: Stones and Finger Bones

“A society that has no wrongs will soon have no rights.”

Character Rights Society Morality Wrongs

Author:Orrin Woodward

“For you she learned to wear a short black slip and red lipstick, how to order a glass of red wine and finish it. She learned to reach out as if to touch your arm and then not touch it, changing the subject. Didn't you think, she'd begin, or Weren't you sorry. . . . To call your best friends by their schoolboy names and give them kisses good-bye, to look away when they say Your wife! So your confidence grows. She doesn't ask what you want because she knows. Isn't that what you think? When actually she was only waiting to be told Take off your dress--- to be stunned, and then do this, never rehearsed, but perfectly obvious: in one motion up, over, and gone, the X of her arms crossing and uncrossing, her face flashing away from you in the fabric so that you couldn't say if she was appearing or disappearing.”

Poetry Women Relationships

Book:A Working Girl Can't Win

Source: A Working Girl Can't Win