William Carleton quotes

“Careful with fire is good advice we know. Careful with words is ten times doubly so.”
-- William Carleton

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“Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him.”
-- William Carleton

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“Feeling in the young precedes philosophy, and often acts with a more certain aim.”
-- William Carleton

Source : William Carleton (1850). “The Clarionet, the Dead Boxer, and Barney Branagan. [From “The Fawn of Spring-Vale ... and Other Tales.”]”, p.18

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“When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.”

“The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor, I'm just gonna tell her, 'Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they'll have to hire you, they can't really fire you, and you don't have to produce that much. It'll be awesome.'”

“Lots of people will give you advice... and depending upon how well they know you, the advice might be valid or not so valid.”

“A lawyer's time and advice are his(her) stock in trade.”

“He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.”

“You've just got to give yourself time - that's good advice I think. Give yourself time to figure out what you're good at and what you're not good at.”

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“Like love, the light or guidance of truth that influences us exists only in living form, not in principles or rules or expectations or advice, however widely circulated”

“I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.”

“It's good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think.”

“Good advice is like a proverb: the meaning depends on the interpretation.”

Source : Rebecca L. Walkowitz (2012). “Cosmopolitan Style: Modernism Beyond the Nation”, p.145, Columbia University Press