William Matthews
William Matthews
William Matthews quotes about
done artistic wells
The smallest thing, well done, becomes artistic.
talent shallow faculty
One well-cultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth one hundred shallow faculties.
opposites faithful luck
There is one curious fact noticeable in regard to this thing called "luck," which is, that while it is made responsible for any turn of affairs that we feel to be discreditable to us, it rarely has credit for an opposite state of things; but, like most other faithful allies in victory, comes poorly off.
disappointment failure spirit
The same disappointments in life will chasten and refine one man's spirit, embitter another's.
criminals opportunist get-away
Criminals are opportunists. If you've got a booming market, they're going to get away with more fraud.