What did Anna Katharine Green mean by: It would never do for me to lose my wits in the presence of a man who had none too many of his own. - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA Copy
+ The finger of suspicion never forgets the way it has once pointed. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Anna Katharine Green, Fingers, Never Forget, 0 - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA
+ He who steps on stones is glad to feel the smallest spray of moss beneath his feet. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Anna Katharine Green, Condolences, Feet, Sympathy, 0 - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA
+ The very shadows seem to listen. Feraz Zeid, July 9, 2023December 12, 2023, Anna Katharine Green, Shadow, 0 - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA
+ The hand will often reveal more than the countenance. Feraz Zeid, September 19, 2023December 26, 2023, Anna Katharine Green, Countenance, Hand, 0 - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA
+ Though I have had no adventures, I feel capable of them. Feraz Zeid, June 17, 2023December 12, 2023, Anna Katharine Green, Adventure, 0 - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA
+ It was the smile which runs before a promise. Feraz Zeid, September 3, 2023December 24, 2023, Anna Katharine Green, Promise, Running, 0 - Anna Katharine Green Poet · USA
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Where judgment has wit to express it, there’s the best orator. - William Penn Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · England
It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
In order to acquire intellect one must need it. One loses it when it is no longer necessary. Explain - Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany