Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered. Graham Greene agecuriositymorality Change image and share on social
Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast. Graham Greene beautifulbreastclever Change image and share on social
The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and you leave it to him. Graham Greene alivecharacterleave Change image and share on social
People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person's habitual misery. Graham Greene bearcondemncourage Change image and share on social
Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance. Graham Greene absoluteegotismevil Change image and share on social
If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask? Graham Greene abandonalternativefaith Change image and share on social
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. Graham Greene humankindnesslie Change image and share on social
We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to. Graham Greene deathliferesign Change image and share on social
I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. Graham Greene acceptbribeeffect share on social
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. Graham Greene badcellimpossible Change image and share on social
