C. Kingsley Quotes. James Wood, comp. 1899. Dictionary of Quotations

James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

C. Kingsley


But men must work, and women must weep, / Though storms be sudden and waters deep, / And the harbour bar be moaning.	1
Do the duty that lies nearest to you. Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back.	2
Duty—the command of Heaven, the eldest voice of God.	3
Each man can learn something from his neighbour: at least he can learn to have patience with him—to live and let live.	4
Feelings are like chemicals; the more you analyse them, the worse they smell.	5
Jealousy is often the helpmate of sweet love.	6
No earnest thinker is a plagiarist pure and simple. He will never borrow from others that which he has not already, more or less, thought out for himself.	7
The world goes up, and the world goes down, / And the sunshine follows the rain; / And yesterday’s sneer, and yesterday’s frown, / Can never come over again.	8