George William CurtisA collection of 10 posts

Women

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and al...

Women

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Women

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

Wisdom

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Poetry

Romance like a ghost escapes touching it is always where you are not not where ...

Patriotism

A man's country is not a certain area of land of mountains rivers and wo...

Intelligence

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame which is permanent...

Imagination

Imagination is as good as many voyages – and how much cheaper!

Fitness

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Anger

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.