12 Quotes by William Howells

Yes, people that have convictions are difficult. Fortunately, they're rare.

Her mouth is a honey-blossom,No doubt, as the poet sings;But within her lips, the petals,Lurks a cruel bee that stings.

Her mouth is a honey-blossom, No doubt, as the poet sings; But within her lips, the petals, Lurks a cruel bee that stings.

We live, but a world has passed awayWith the years that perished to make us men.

We live, but a world has passed away With the years that perished to make us men.

Some people stay longer in an hour than others do in a month

Now I know that so long as we have social inequality we shall have snobs; we shall have men who bully and truckle, and women who snub and crawl. I know that it is futile to, spurn them, or lash them for trying to get on in the world, and that the world is what it must be from the selfish motives which underlie our economic life.

And the names he loved to hearHave been carved for many a yearOn the tomb.

And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.