Carolyn Wells Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

11 Famous Quotes by Carolyn Wells
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“A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.”
Cynic Quotes
“You wouldn't believe On All Hallow Eve What lots of fun we can make, With apples to bob, And nuts on the hob,And a ring-and-thimble cake.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Actions lie louder than words.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day!”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“We are not the barbecue police. We are not in charge of security.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk about we never can recall; And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Of two evils, choose the prettier”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“A guilty conscience is the mother of invention”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“To make a library it takes two volumes And a fire. Two volumes and a fire, And interest. The interest alone will do If logs are few.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.”
Miscellaneous Quotes