Words of Wisdom Quotes

Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope. ~ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Most of the trouble in life comes from misunderstanding, I think," said Anne. ~ Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery Anne was always glad in the happiness of her friends; but it is sometimes a little lonely to be surrounded everywhere by a happiness that is not your own. ~ Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery "When you've learned to laugh at the things that should be laughed at, and not to laugh at those that shouldn't, you've got wisdom and understanding." ~ Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery You are here for but an instant, and you mustn't take yourself too seriously. ~ The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs "You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely." ~ The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie "It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." ~ The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters." ~ The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "I confess that I have been as blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all." ~ The Man with the Twisted Lip by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Wit is always at the elbow of want. ~ No Defense by Gilbert Parker