Charles Dudley Warner

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently. - My Summer in read more

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so differently. - My Summer in a Garden.

Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from read more

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. - My Summer in a Garden, 1871.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. - read more

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. - My Summer in a Garden.

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some read more

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