Quotes by James, Henry

One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in ot >>

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your bel >>

Which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? >>

Quotations about America

American is a very difficult language mixed with English. >>

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find >>

There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled a >>

No sovereign, no court, no personal loyalty, no aristocracy, no church, no clergy, no army, no diplomatic service, no country gentlemen, no palaces, no castles, nor manors, nor old country-houses, nor parsonages, nor thatched cottages nor ivied ruins; no cathedrals, nor abbeys, nor little Norman churches; no great Universities nor public schools -- no Oxford, nor Eton, nor Harrow; no literature, no novels, no museums, no pictures, no political society, no sporting class -- no Epsom nor Ascot! Some such list as that might be drawn up of the absent things in American life.

James, Henry