It had evidently not occurred to her as yet that those who consent to share the bread of adversity may want the whole cake of prosperity for themselves.
タグ: success, partnership, marriage

"Edith Wharton"の他の名言

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
タグ: candle, ways, two, mirror, light, inspirational, decisions
To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?
タグ: worth, look, face, life
There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny.
タグ: imagination, long, man, daily
True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.
タグ: manner, true, new, imagination, vision
What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.
タグ: making, want, only, people
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