A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions. James Payn Read Quote
A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity – or even patented for himself – must feel the pinch of poverty very acutely. James Payn Read Quote
A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the benefit of the human race. James Payn Read Quote
But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect. James Payn Read Quote
In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education. James Payn Read Quote
Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards. James Payn Read Quote
There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as many small ones – competences; while, on the other hand, it is not so much of a lottery. James Payn Read Quote
For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be at all interfered with by my not meeting again the man I have in my. mind. James Payn Read Quote
