William Dean Howells Quotes & Sayings
21 most famous William Dean Howells quotes and sayings (author). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.”
“It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.”
“He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.”
“Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?”
“The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.”
“There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled up with the advertisements of things.”
“The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.”
“What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.”
“The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.”
“Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.”
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