Gilbert Parker Quotes

Gilbert Parker

British Politician

Born: Nov 23, 1862

Died: Sep 6, 1932

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For when a child is born the mother also is born again. Gilbert Parker

Mother Born Born-Again Also Mother's Day Child Again

It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur. Gilbert Parker

Broken Heart Pride Broken Heart

Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over; but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning; and life at that price is not worth living. Gilbert Parker

In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind. Gilbert Parker

Beautiful Good Problem Mind Guilt Secrecy Secrets Kind Moral Joyful However End May Means Evasion Serve Set

The real business of life is trying to understand each other. Gilbert Parker

Life Business Other Understand Real Trying Each

She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good. Gilbert Parker

Good Women Everybody Severe Those Pretend Delightful Never She Calls Very Any Race Who Whom Belongs Harm

But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave. Gilbert Parker

Life Game Joy Part Crave Paying Buying

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be. Gilbert Parker

People Brainy Try Clever Think Never Trying Who

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle. Gilbert Parker

War Cruelty Make Gentle None

It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them. Gilbert Parker

He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever. Gilbert Parker

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