“It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.”
Death
“We are always the same age inside.”
AgeAll Quotes by Gertrude Stein
“The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.”
Art“Men cannot count, they do not know that two and two make four if women do not tell them so.”
Women“Money is always there but the pockets change it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money.”
Change“I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that I who am not patient am patient.”
Patience“It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.”
History“The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.”
Science“Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.”
Friendship“There is too much fathering going on just now and there is no doubt about it fathers are depressing.”
Dad“This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.”
History“An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.”
Work“History takes time. History makes memory.”
History“Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.”
Nature“It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.”
Funny“Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.”
Hope“It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son.”
Funny“When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.”
Alone“War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.”
War“A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.”
Failure“Very likely education does not make very much difference.”
Education