Charles Buxton
Charles Buxton
Charles Buxtonwas an English brewer, philanthropist, writer and member of Parliament...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth18 November 1823
Charles Buxton quotes about
life winning chess
In life, as in chess, forethought wins.
bitterness bitter feels
Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter.
men insult injury
I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.
success positive-attitude enthusiasm
Sometimes success is due less to ability than to zeal.
children block book
In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him
pain failure mean
Failure means that you would not, or could not, pay for success. Success is a matter of sale. It can (most often) be bought by a large outlay--of hard forethought--of pains--of steadiness--of the golden wisdom coined from experience. But the figure is too high for most of us. We are too poor, or too slothful, to bring the price.
determination powerful differences
The longer I live, the more deeply am I convinced that that which makes the difference between one person and another-between the weak and the powerful, the great and the insignificant-is energy-invisible determination.
effort facts
The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.
time days-like-this innovation
You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
men poison bitter
Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.
quotations
Proverbs are potted wisdom.
pleasure pleasant
To make pleasures pleasant shorten them.
son pounds capitalism
Pounds are the sons, not of pounds, but of pence.
party too-much companionship
A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.