41 Quotes by John Mason Brown

The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

You were born an original, don't die a copy

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles!

What happiness is, no person can say for another. But no one, I am convinced, can be happy who lives only for himself. The joy of living comes from immersion in something that we know to be bigger, better, more enduring and worthier than we are.

So much of TV seems to be chewing gum for the eyes.... TV desperately needs more self-reliance and pride in the medium.

Most people spend most of their days doing what they do not want to do in order to earn the right, at times, to do what they may desire.