Famous quote by James Payn

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"As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand"

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This quote is written / told by James Payn between February 28, 1830 and March 25, 1898. He/she was a famous Novelist from England. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better"

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"There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman"

"A company is only as good as the people it keeps"

"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"