Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information. – John Erskine
Theres a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me. – John Erskine
Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline. – John Erskine
I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden. – John Erskine
…the thoughtful excitement of lonely rambles, of gardening, and of other like occupations, where the mind has leisure to must during the healthful activity of the body, with the fresh and wakeful breezes blowing round it… – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers