Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Alice James Author

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 7, 1848
  • Died: Mar 6, 1892

Alice James was an American diarist. The only daughter of Henry James, Sr. and sister of psychologist and philosopher William James and novelist Henry James, she is known mainly for the posthumously published diary that she kept in her final years.

One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. medical

The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape. failure

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other quotes from William Blake

32 other quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer

6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 views from Storm Jameson

2 views from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 other quotes from Victor Hugo

73 other quotes from Victor Hugo