Dont pity me now, dont pity me never; Im going to do nothing for ever and ever. – James Agate
I… wonder what it is in the New York air that enables me to sit up till all hours of the night in an atmosphere which in London would make a horse dizzy, but here merely clears the brain. – James Agate
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent, and is modest about it. – James Agate
New Years Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. – James Agate
The chief misery of the decline of the faculties, and a main cause of the irritability that often goes with it, is evidently the isolation, the lack of customary appreciation and influence, which only the rarest tact and thoughtfulness on the part of others can alleviate. – Charles Horton Cooley