William Bolitho Quotes

That great stream of all common sense: compromise.

You need more tact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action.

Freeing oppressed nationalities is perhaps the most dangerous of all philanthropic enterprises.

The adventurer is within us, and he contests for our favor with the social man we are obliged to be.  These two sorts of life are incompatible; one we hanker after, the other we are obliged to.  There is no other conflict so deep and bitter as this.

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