William Dean Howells Quotes

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• It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.

  William Dean Howells

  Fate, Voice, Soul

  William Dean Howells (2015). “The March Family Trilogy”, p.509, Simon and Schuster

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• The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

  William Dean Howells

  Education, Men, Interesting

  "Literary Friends and Acquaintance: A Personal Retrospect of American Authorship".

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• Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

  William Dean Howells

  Change, Sarcastic, People

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• He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

  William Dean Howells

  Inspirational, Sleep, Silence

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.9147, Delphi Classics

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• Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

  William Dean Howells

  Heart, Equality, Liberty

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.6151, Delphi Classics

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• A friend knows how to allow for mere quantity in your talk, and only replies to the quality.

  William Dean Howells

  Quality, Know How, Quantity

  William Dean Howells (2016). “A MODERN INSTANCE (American Classics Series)”, p.172, e-artnow

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• A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know that he sees it.

  William Dean Howells

  Mom, Mother, Men

  William Dean Howells (2015). “The Complete Works of William Dean Howells: 27 Novels & 40+ Short Stories, Including Plays, Poems, Travel Sketches, Historical Works & Autobiography (Illustrated): Christmas Every Day, The Rise of Silas Lapham, A Traveler from Altruria, The Flight of Pony Baker, Venetian Life, Italian Journeys, Imaginary Interviews, A Boy's Town, Years of My Youth…”, p.4063, e-artnow

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• The wars come and go in blood and tears; but whether they are bad wars, or what are comically called good wars, they are of one effect in death and sorrow.

  William Dean Howells

  War, Blood, Sorrow

  William Dean Howells (2015). “The March Family Trilogy”, p.592, Simon and Schuster

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• If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.

  William Dean Howells

  Dream, Men, Political

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.4038, Delphi Classics

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• If ever the public was betrayed by its press, it's ours.

  William Dean Howells

  Betrayed, Ifs, Presses

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• What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

  William Dean Howells

  Tragedy, Theatre, Want

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• People naturally despise a dependant.

  William Dean Howells

  People, Despise

  William Dean Howells (2015). “A Traveler from Altruria”, p.14, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

  William Dean Howells

  Sister, Heart, Twins

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• The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.

  William Dean Howells

  Book, Doe, Reason

  William Dean Howells (2006). “My Literary Passions”, p.47, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

  William Dean Howells

  Found, Primitive

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• Do not trouble yourselves about standards or ideals; but try to be faithful and natural: remember that there is no greatness, no beauty, which does not come from truth to your own knowledge of things; and keep on working, even if your work is not long remembered.

  William Dean Howells

  Truth, Greatness, Long

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Of Literature”, p.598, Simon and Schuster

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• By beauty of course I mean truth, for the one involves the other; it is only the false in art which is ugly, and it is only the ugly that is universal.

  William Dean Howells

  Art, Mean, Ugly

  William Dean Howells, Elizabeth Garver Jordan (1958). “Howells and James: a double billing. Novel-writing and novel-reading; an impersonal explanation”

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• The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.

  William Dean Howells

  Wise, Winning, Men

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• See how today's achievement is only tomorrow's confusion;See how possession always cheapens the thing that was precious.

  William Dean Howells

  Confusion, Achievement, Today

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.9151, Delphi Classics

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• You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago after all. The time shortens up.

  William Dean Howells

  Birthday, Confidence, Time

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.1454, Delphi Classics

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• Each one of us must suffer long to himself before he can learn that he is but one in a great community of wretchedness which has been pitilessly repeating itself from the foundation of the world.

  William Dean Howells

  Long, Community, Suffering

  William Dean Howells (2015). “William Dean Howells - Premium Collection: 27 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated): The Rise of Silas Lapham, A Traveler from Altruria, Through the Eye of the Needle, An Open-Eyed Conspiracy, Indian Summer, The Flight of Pony Baker, A Hazard of New Fortunes, Ragged Lady & many more”, p.4266, e-artnow

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• I know, indeed, of nothing more subtly satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does not come with money, nor does it flow from fine physical state. It cannot be brought. But it is the keenest joy, after all; and the toiler's truest and best reward.

  William Dean Howells

  Happiness, Appreciation, Cheer

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• The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.

  William Dean Howells

  Self, Fame, Difficulty

  William Dean Howells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of William Dean Howells (Illustrated)”, p.2193, Delphi Classics

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• Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

  William Dean Howells

  Venice

  William Dean Howells (2015). “The Complete Travel Books of William Dean Howells: Travel Memoirs & Reports from Traveling Across Europe (Illustrated): Venetian Life, Italian Journeys, Roman Holidays and Others, Suburban Sketches, Familiar Spanish Travels, A Little Swiss Sojourn, London Films & Seven English Cities”, p.63, e-artnow

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• In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying to be European, it is direct and sincere.

  William Dean Howells

  Europe, America, Trying

  William Dean Howells (2015). “THE MARCH FAMILY TRILOGY: Their Wedding Journey, A Hazard of New Fortunes & Their Silver Wedding Journey: From the Author of Christmas Every Day, The Rise of Silas Lapham, A Traveler from Altruria, Venetian Life, The Flight of Pony Baker & Boy Life”, p.842, e-artnow

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