The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. Charles Dudley Warner appropriatenessexcellencegift Change image and share on social
Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration. Charles Dudley Warner aspirationeatfamily Change image and share on social
Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being. Charles Dudley Warner accomplishfeltlie Change image and share on social
Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently. Charles Dudley Warner differentlyhistoryidle Change image and share on social
There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had nowhere in the world to go for help. Charles Dudley Warner greatknowledgenation Change image and share on social
The thing generally raised on city land is taxes. Charles Dudley Warner citygenerallyland Change image and share on social
What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it. Charles Dudley Warner backcastgarden Change image and share on social
The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today is like yesterday, but he believes tomorrow will be different. Charles Dudley Warner believeboyexpect Change image and share on social
Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure. Charles Dudley Warner dirtygratifyinstinct Change image and share on social
There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate what a thing is worth to you. Charles Dudley Warner absoluteestimatething Change image and share on social
