Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Edith Wharton Writer

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jan 24, 1862
  • Died: Aug 11, 1937

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her insider's view of America's privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive novels and short stories of social and psychological insight. She was well acquainted with many of her era's other literary and public figures, including Theodore Roosevelt.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. inspirational

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. money

Life is the only real counselor wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue. experience & wisdom

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time. being good & time

Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before. art

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing free with the delicious near-by freedom of death. aging, death & freedom

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

28 other wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more sayings from Winston Churchill

74 more sayings from Winston Churchill