Lloyd C. Douglas Quotes

#1. It is a queer thing. In a time of great need, when powerful leadership is demanded, the people - confused and excited - hear only the strident voices of the audacious, and refuse to listen to the voice of wisdom which, being wise, is temperate.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#2. Nor could you clarify this confusion by assuming that the old man had been a victim of hallucination. Bartholomew wasn't that type of person. He was neither a liar nor a fool.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#3. Marcellus cudgeled his memory. What did he know about Arpino? Delicious little melons! Arpino melons! And exactly the right time for them, too.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#4. Her voice was unusually deep toned for a girl, he thought. Girls were always screaming what they had to say. Her throaty voice made you feel you had known her a long time.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#5. So much the better. The higher the price you have to pay, the more you will cherish it.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#6. If a man harbors any sort of fear, it makes him landlord to a ghost.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#7. ... they pick flowers, but they do not sweep the sky!

Lloyd C. Douglas

#8. It was probably a mistake to pursue happiness; much better to create happiness; still better to create happiness for others. The more happiness you created for others the more would be yours-a solid satisfaction that no one could ever take away from you.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#9. I never thought much about flowers until I made the close acquaintance of a man who knew all about them. You would have thought that the butterflies and flowers were friends of his. 'See how richly they are clad,' he said. 'Even King Solomon did not have such raiment.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#10. An understanding of Jesus is not a mere matter of intelligence. He has to be accepted by faith.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#11. The stars are honest and sensible. But humanity is insane!

Lloyd C. Douglas

#12. I used to pass the flowers by without seeing them, as almost every man does.

Lloyd C. Douglas

#13. A talent for truth is real property. If a man loves truth better than things, people like to be around where he is. Almost everybody wishes he could be honest, but you can't have the spirit of truth when your heart is set on dickering for things.

Lloyd C. Douglas