Edith Wharton quotes and words of wisdom

"If only we"d stop trying to be happy we"d have a pretty good time."
Found in the topic Happiness.

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
Found in the topic Life.

"Silence may be as variously shaded as speech."
Found in the topic Sick.

"It is the omnipresent rush of water which give the Este Gardens their peculiar character. >From the Anio, drawn up the hillside at incalculable cost and labour, a thousand rills gush downward, terrace by terrace, channeling the stone rails of the balusters, leaping from step to step, dripping into mossy conches, flashing in spray from the horns of sea-gods and the jaws of mythical monsters, or forcing themselves in irrepressible overflow down the ivy-matted banks."
Found in the topic Garden.

"My little old dog, a heartbeat at my feet."
Found in the topic Dog.

Interesting Quotes

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It is most unwise for people in love to marry.George Bernard Shaw - Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)