Owen Wister Inspirational Quotes (7)

It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better man of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.

I thought there should in truth be heavy damages for malpractice on human souls.

Said Aristotle unto Plato, 'Have another sweet potato?' Said Plato unto Aristotle, 'Thank you, I prefer the bottle.'

It may be that them whose pleasure brings you into this world owes you a living, but it don't mean the world is responsible.

When you can't have what you choose, you just choose what you have.

I reckon some parsons have a right to tell yu' to be good. The bishop of this hyeh Territory has a right. But I'll tell yu' this: a middlin' doctor is a pore thing, and a middlin' lawyer is a pore thing but keep me from a middlin' man of God.

When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind o' careful who he borrows 'em from.