Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she's a householder. (The Merchant of Yonkers 1939)
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Thornton Wilder quoteMy advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
Thornton Wilder quote Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Thornton Wilder quote The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.
Thornton Wilder quote Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.
Thornton Wilder quote There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.
Thornton Wilder quote We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind.
Thornton Wilder quote When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and the deepest misery He wants him to know all that being alive can bring. That is his best gift. There is no happiness save in understanding the whole.
Thornton Wilder quote Biography
American novelist and playwright, 1897-1975
