Famous quote by James Payn

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"It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I am well aware that the present profane ones think this very reprehensible, I venture to agree with the sacred writers"

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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"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

Jose Rizal, Writer

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

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"