reflection Quotes

Language mavens commonly confuse their own peeves with a worsening of the language.

People are under the impression that dictionaries legislate language. What a dictionary does is keep track of usages over time.

Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending.

Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports.