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James Hilton Quotes

James Hilton quotes

English Novelist September 9, 1900 – December 20, 1954

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He had, in fact, already begun to sink into that creeping dry rot of pedagogy which is the worst and ultimate pitfall of the profession; giving the same lessons year after year had formed a groove into which the other affairs of his life adjusted themselves with insidious ease. He worked well; he was conscientious; he was a fixture that gave service, satisfaction, confidence, everything except inspiration. James Hilton
James Hilton quote: "The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's..."
The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is. James Hilton
James Hilton quote: "People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but..."
People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little. James Hilton
What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once been keen, anecdotes that were funny only because one remembered the fun. Did any emotion really matter when the last trace of it had vanished from human memory; and if that were so, what a crowd of emotions clung to him as to their last home before annihilation? He must be kind to them, must treasure them in his mind before their long sleep. James Hilton
It seemed to him that the little Manchu had never looked so radiant. She gave him a most charming smile, but her eyes were all for the boy. James Hilton
The will of God or the lunacy of man - it seemed to him that you could take your choice, if you wanted a good enough reason for most things. Or, alternatively (and he thought of it as he contemplated the small orderliness of the cabin against the window background of such frantic natural scenery), the will of man and the lunacy of God. James Hilton
-why had she found the story so absorbing? Of course it was quite possible she hadn't. Maybe she merely preferred a novel--any novel--to reading a newspaper or chatting with the girls she worked with all day. And maybe she always read like that--with an air of having surrendered totally to a spell. James Hilton
James Hilton quote: "Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue. Chang -..."
Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue. Chang - Lost Horizon (1933) James Hilton
James Hilton quote: "If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change..."
If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet. James Hilton
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does. James Hilton
If you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart. James Hilton
James Hilton quote: "His guests found it fun to watch him make tea -- mixing..."
His guests found it fun to watch him make tea -- mixing careful spoonfuls from different caddies. James Hilton
It is significant ..... that the English regard slackness as a vice. We, on the other hand, should vastly prefer it to tension. Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers? James Hilton
If I could put it into a very few words, dear sir, I should say that our prevalent belief is in moderation. We inculcate the virtue of avoiding excesses of all kinds—even including, if you will pardon the paradox, excess of virtue itself. James Hilton
James Hilton quote: "We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid..."
We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much. James Hilton

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