William Bolitho Professions : Author Born : 1890 Died : 1930 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by William Bolitho Adventure must start with running away from home. William Bolitho home running adventure Dare, will, keep silence. William Bolitho dare silence military You need more fact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action. William Bolitho christmas giving art The profession of magician, is one of the most perilous and arduous specializations of the imagination. On the one hand there is the hostility of God and the police to be guarded against; on the other it is as difficult as music, as deep as poetry, as ingenious as stage-craft, as nervous as the manufacture of high explosives, and as delicate as the trade in narcotics. William Bolitho police imagination hands An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope is in the hand, the other is not visible, and neither prayers, nor daring, nor reason can shake it free. William Bolitho prayer adventure hands Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social. William Bolitho individual elements adventure A very beautiful woman hardly ever leaves a clear-cut impression of features and shape in the memory: usually there remains only an aura of living color William Bolitho cutting beautiful memories The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your successes-any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your mistakes. William Bolitho things-in-life important mistake Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought of the dull, commonplace rich. William Bolitho poetry sorry dull General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming. William Bolitho society littles culture It is when Pirates count their booty that they become mere thieves. William Bolitho booty pirate thieves The mere idea of marriage, as a strong possibility, if not always nowadays a reasonable likelihood, existing to weaken the will by distracting its straight aim in the life of practically every young girl, is the simple secret of their confessed inferiority in men's pursuits and professions to-day. William Bolitho marriage girl strong We will never have Fascism in England; no Englishman will dress up, not even for a revolution. William Bolitho revolution government dresses The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordon's gin. William Bolitho drink bottles way Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
