
"Candida" Quotes
A satirical play exploring the complexities of love and marriage through the character of Candida.
plays | 112 pages | Published in 1934
Quotes
The great majority of men are more or less not men at all, but machines, mere bundles of habits.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Do you know what a pessimist is? A man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
The true joy in life is to be a force of fortune instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
It is not the situation, it is your reaction to the situation that is important.
The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.
We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.
What is life but a series of inspired follies?
The way to get rid of your miseries is to make no account of your happiness.