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A. C. Benson
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“In literature, in art, in life, I think that the only conclusions worth coming to are one's own conclusions . If they march with the verdict of the connoisseurs , so much the better for the connoisseurs ; if they do not so march , so much the better for oneself.”
A. C. Benson (1862–1925) first seen 1906 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a College Window, Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1906. Quoted in Murphy, Edward F. Webster's Treasury of Relevant Quotations, Greenwich House, New York, 1983 (pg. 168).
“Good and beautiful things may easily be spoiled by suggestions of rights and duties”
A. C. Benson (1862–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Extracts from the Letters of Dr. A.C. Benson to M.E. Allen, Jarrolds, 1926. Quoted in Murphy, Edward F. Webster's Treasury of Relevant Quotations, Greenwich House, New York, 1983 (pg. 228).
“I must consider," said Monica with a smile, "but one can't do these things offhand--that is worse than doing nothing. I'll tell you what to do NOW. Why not go and stay with Aunt Anne? She would like to see you, I know, and I have always thought it rather lazy of you not to go there--she is rather a remarkable woman, and it's a pretty country. Have you ever been there?”
A. C. Benson (1862–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let those whose Hearts and Hands are strong Tell eager Tales of mighty Deeds; Enough if my sequestered song To hush'd and twilight Gardens leads! Clear Waters, drawn from secret Wells Perchance may fevered Lips assuage; The Tales an elder Pilgrim tells To such as go on Pilgrimage. Such the soft Path my Words would trace, Thus with the moving Waters move; So leave, across the Ocean's Face, A glimmering Stair to Hope and Love.”
A. C. Benson (1862–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality — the story of an escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times — how to escape.”
A. C. Benson (1862–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source