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Charles Reade
12 quotes
“Well, every one for himself, and Providence for us all--as the elephant said when he danced among the chickens.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) first seen 1873 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Simpleton (1873)
Also quoted by: Charles Dickens (misattributed)
“The fortunate man is he who, born poor, or nobody, works gradually up to wealth and consideration, and, having got them, dies before he finds they were not worth so much trouble.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What young woman is not, more or less, a mirror?”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art is not imitation but illusion.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“First, think in as homely a way as you can; next, shove your pen under the thought, and lift it by polysyllables to the true level of fiction”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In players, vanity cripples art at every step.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It must be confessed that a sort of halo of personal grandeur surrounds a great actress.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...even Christians loved one another at first starting.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lower a bucket into a well of self-deception, and what comes up must be immortal truth, mustn't it?”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Courage, mon ami, le diable est mort! / Take courage, my friend, the devil is dead!”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: John Ruskin (misattributed)