I often think when a man's once past a certain age, the older he grows the tougher he gets, and women the same or more so. Dorothy L. Sayers More Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers More Quotes From Dorothy L. Sayers Do you find it easy to get drunk on words?" "So easy that, to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober. Dorothy L. Sayers sober drunk easy There is also one excellent reason why the veriest amateur may feel entitled to have an opinion about education. For if we are not all professional teachers, we have all, at some time or other, been taught. Even if we learned nothing-perhaps in particular if we learned nothing-our contribution to the discussion may have a potential value. Dorothy L. Sayers taught reason-why teacher You cannot do good work if you take your mind off the work to see how the community is taking it. Dorothy L. Sayers good-work community mind Advertise, or go under. Dorothy L. Sayers advertising [O]ne can scarcely be frightened off writing what one wants to write for fear an obscure reviewer should patronise one on that account. Dorothy L. Sayers obscure want writing People who prefer to believe the worst of others will breed war and religious persecutions while the world lasts. Dorothy L. Sayers religious war believe The artist's knowledge of his own creative nature is often unconscious; he pursues his mysterious way of life in a strange innocence. Dorothy L. Sayers creative artist way What is the use of acquiring one's heart's desire if one cannot handle and gloat over it, show it to one's friends, and gather an anthology of envy and admiration? Dorothy L. Sayers envy success heart To complain that man measures God by his own experience is a waste of time; man measures everything by his own experience; he has no other yardstick. Dorothy L. Sayers yardsticks complaining men It is the first duty of a gentleman to remember in the morning who he went to bed with the night before. Dorothy L. Sayers gentleman morning night Well, it seems like a miracle to be able to look forward-to-to see all the minutes in front of one come hopping along with something marvellous in them, instead of just[Pg 295] saying, Well, that one didn't actually hurt and the next may be quite bearable if only something beastly doesn't come pouncing out-- Dorothy L. Sayers miracle hurt looks Advertising never sold a bad product twice. Dorothy L. Sayers advertising products One must not only die daily, but every day we must be born again. Dorothy L. Sayers turning-50 born born-again Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous. Dorothy L. Sayers dangerous danger jobs The first thing a principle does is kill somebody Dorothy L. Sayers principles doe firsts What we make is more important than what we are, particularly if making is our profession. Dorothy L. Sayers profession important work I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. Dorothy L. Sayers law desire fun It's very good of you--" "No, no, not at all. It's my hobby. Not proposing to people, I don't mean, but investigating things. Well, cheer-frightfully-ho and all that. And I'll call again, if I may." "I will give the footman orders to admit you," said the prisoner, gravely, "you will always find me at home. Dorothy L. Sayers cheer home love Placetne, magistra?" "Placet. Dorothy L. Sayers There is, in fact, a paradox about working to serve the community, and it is this: that to aim directly at serving the community is to falsify the work; the only way to serve the community is to forget the community and serve the work. Dorothy L. Sayers community facts way
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