Charles W. Chesnutt quotes

Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards. (Charles W. Chesnutt)
As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust. View quote
Charles W. Chesnutt
Sins, like chickens, come home to roost. View quote
Charles W. Chesnutt
The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our kind, and the next we see in them the reflection of the divine image. View quote
Charles W. Chesnutt
There's time enough, but none to spare. View quote
Charles W. Chesnutt
Impossibilities are merely things of which we have not learned, or which we do not wish to happen. View quote
Charles W. Chesnutt

Charles W. Chesnutt

Charles W. Chesnutt - Image
Occupation: American Novelist
Born: June 20, 1858
Died: November 15, 1932
Quotes count: 6

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