Carolyn Wells quotes

Of two evils choose the prettier. (Carolyn Wells)
A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time. View quote
Carolyn Wells
Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. View quote
Carolyn Wells
Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life. View quote
Carolyn Wells
A guilty conscience is the mother of invention. View quote
Carolyn Wells
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye. View quote
Carolyn Wells
Actions lie louder than words. View quote
Carolyn Wells
I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued. View quote
Carolyn Wells
We should live and learn; but by the time we've learned, it's too late to live. View quote
Carolyn Wells
It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't. View quote
Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells

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Occupation: American Author
Born: June 18, 1862
Died: March 26, 1942
Quotes count: 10

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