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

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. good & time

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

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

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

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

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

32 views from William Blake

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

6 other quotes 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 sayings from Storm Jameson

2 sayings 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 more thoughts from Victor Hugo

73 more thoughts from Victor Hugo