"For mankind knows hardly a joy which will surpass that of approval of his work."

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Source : Ernest Vincent Wright (2014). “Gadsby: A Story of Over 50,000 Words Without Using the Letter "E"”, p.55, WETZEL PUBLISHING CO., INC.

Ernest Vincent Wright

#Joy Quotes #Approval Quotes #Mankind Quotes

“I do not employ tricks when I attack.”
“There is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language or style and become real sharks on somebody else's language.”
“There's lots of people-this town wouldn't hold them; Who don't know much excepting what's told them.”
“My uniform is usually just comfortable clothing. Being a stylist, you spend most of the day at photo shoots covered in safety pins.”
“Communism has established centres of infection... No area in the world is as vital to American security as the Caribbean...We need a massive injection of money to reset the country on its feet, and this injection can come only from our great, capable friend and neighbor the United States.”
“I never had to answer to anyone”
“Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.”
“I am astonished at the ease with which uninformed persons come to a settled, a passionate opinion when they have no grounds for judgment.”

Source : William Golding (2013). “To the Ends of the Earth”, p.414, Faber & Faber

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