For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.
The mind which renounces, once and for ever, a futile hope, has its compensation in ever-growing calm. - George Gissing
The mind which renounces, once and for ever, a futile hope, has its compensation in ever-growing calm.
- George Gissing
It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by … - George Gissing
It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by …
That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous. - George Gissing
That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous.
Have the courage of your desire. - George Gissing
Have the courage of your desire.
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time. - George Gissing
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as for children, the days are long with gathering… - George Gissing
It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as for children, the days are long with gathering…
Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter. - George Gissing
Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter.
To every man it is decreed: Thou shalt live alone. Happy they who imagine that they have escaped the common lot; happy, whilst they imagine it. - George Gissing
To every man it is decreed: Thou shalt live alone. Happy they who imagine that they have escaped the common lot; happy, whilst they imagine it.
Human creatures have a mervellous power of adapting themselves to necessity. - George Gissing
Human creatures have a mervellous power of adapting themselves to necessity.
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