Quotes by english authors

Most of one's life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking. Aldous Huxley

Life Thinking Prolonged Oneself Prevent Most Effort

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. Aldous Huxley

Will Men Long Miserable Worship Arise Make Them

Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life? Aldous Huxley

Life Art Good Happy Would Horrible He Perhaps Protest Artist Want After Anything Against Suffer Ever

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad. Aleister Crowley

Bible Seriously Mad Must Would Take Go Were

To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. Aleister Crowley

Me Book Never Message Gods Mankind Should Published

Indubitably, magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics. Aleister Crowley

Physics Opportunity Practice Judgment Difficult Other Magic Comprehension More Most Sciences Errors Branch Than Any Arts

It's good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It's DNA, it's in your blood. Alexander McQueen

Today Good You Come Know Makes Blood Where Your

Never elated when someone's oppressed, never dejected when another one's blessed. Alexander Pope

Blessed Dejected Someone Never Another Oppressed Elated

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. Alfred Hitchcock

Life Drama Bits Out Dull Cut

I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them. Alfred Hitchcock

Police Just Afraid Against Them

Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell. Alfred Lord Tennyson

Best Women Men Hell Earth Worst Most Heaven Differ

I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes. Anthony Trollope

Gentleman Dress No-One Hold Whose

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. Ben Jonson

Fool Master Only He Himself Taught

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons. Bernard Williams

Life Secret Valleys Supposed Becoming Grand Canyon Series Keep Peaks

I think in this life it's important to be kind, be thankful, and always be creative. Bishop Briggs

Life Thankful Creative Be Kind Important Think Kind Be Thankful Always

The older we get, the swifter time seems to pass and the quicker memories seem to fade. Brian Sibley

Time Memories Older Seem Seems Fade Pass Quicker Get

If we are to better the future we must disturb the present. Catherine Booth

Future Better Must Disturb Present

Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase. Charles Caleb Colton

Corruption Increase Once Must Like Ball Snow Rolling Set

The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. Charles Caleb Colton

Wise Man Wise Man Fool World Mistakes Himself Known

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never. Charles Caleb Colton

Love Friendship Never Often Ends