Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warnerwas an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 September 1829
CountryUnited States of America
real simple legends
A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend-"just as good as the real.
friends fruit prosperity
Nothing shows one who his friends are like prosperity and ripe fruit.
kindness heart forever
The stranger who receives the rare gift of human kindness holds its value in his heart forever.
passion oats dirt
The love of dirt is among the earliest of passions, as it is the latest.
solitude isolation conceit
Isolation breeds conceit.
weed garden names
I do not know the names of all the weeds and plants, I have to do as Adam did in his garden... name things as I find them.
nature faults reform
Nature is entirely indifferent to any reform. She perpetuates a fault as persistently as a virtue.
responsibility garden awful
A garden is an awful responsibility. You never know what you may be aiding to grow in it.
boys practice world
One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one
war hate men
How many wars have been caused by fits of indigestion, and how many more dynasties have been upset by the love of woman than by the hate of man?
beautiful vegetables essence
The onion and its satin wrappings is among the most beautiful of vegetables and is the only one that represents the essence of things. It can be said to have a soul.
family happiness being-happy
Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration.
funny science weather
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
lying hype people
People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.