Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want. Myrtle Reed More Quotes by Myrtle Reed More Quotes From Myrtle Reed The appointed thing comes at the appointed time in the appointed way. Myrtle Reed timing time way I have a friend, physically magnificent, who combines within himself the intellect of a philosopher, the diplomacy of a statesman, the executive ability of the general of an army, the courtesy of a Chesterfield - and the emotions of a rabbit. Myrtle Reed army personality rabbits Conceit is lovable and unconcealed ; vanity is supreme selfishness, usually hidden. Myrtle Reed lovable selfishness vanity The conventions of society are all in the interests of morality. If you're conventional, you'll be good, in a negative sense, of course. Myrtle Reed conventions morality negative If we all tried to make other people's paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on. Myrtle Reed feet inspirational people It saves trouble to be conventional, for you're not always explaining things. Myrtle Reed explaining-things explaining trouble A book, unlike any other friend, will wait, not only upon the hour but upon the mood. Myrtle Reed hours waiting book Of all the things that make for happiness, the love of books comes first. No matter how the world may have used us, sure solace lies there. Myrtle Reed book lying firsts Content is a matter of temperament rather than circumstance. Myrtle Reed temperament circumstances matter For the size of it, a check book is about the greatest convenience I know of. Myrtle Reed checks size book It all depends on the way you look at it. The point of view is everything in this world. Myrtle Reed perspective views looks [On marriage:] Someone once said that it was like a crowded church - those outside were endeavouring to get in, and those inside were making violent efforts to get out. Myrtle Reed violent effort church How strange it is that life must be nearly over, before one fully learns to live! Myrtle Reed old-age strange age Marriage is the cold potato of love. Myrtle Reed potatoes cold Not infrequently, when a man asks a woman to marry him, he means that he wants her to help him love himself, and if, blinded by her own feeling, she takes him for her captain, her pleasure craft becomes a pirate ship, the colours change to a black flag with a sinister sign, and her inevitable destiny is the coral reef. Myrtle Reed destiny men mean Five golden years, Heart of Mine, have we walked the way of life together, and there is not an hour I would have changed; there is no moment when I would have you other than you have been. It is the fashion these days, I know, to say that love ends at the altar, but it is not so. You and I have found the old dream of the world divinely true. It is neither a poet's fancy nor a trick of the imagination, but a thing of fadeless and unending beauty. Myrtle Reed fashion dream heart At twenty, men love woman; at thirty, a woman; and at forty, women. Myrtle Reed thirty twenties men Money may not be your best friend, but it's the quickest to act, and seems to be favorably recognized in more places than most friends are. Myrtle Reed your-best-friend money may I experienced the discomfort of those who have moved mentally, but are still clamped, physically, to the places they have moved from. Myrtle Reed discomfort stills moving There are many people who consider love a dream, but they usually grow to think of marriage as the cold breakfast. Myrtle Reed dream people thinking
