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21 quotes by Gilbert Parker

Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker, 1st Baronet PC ( 23 November 1862 – 6 September 1932), known as Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and British politician, was born at Camden East, Addington, Ontario, the son of Captain J. Parker, R.A.
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Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars.

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There is no influence like the influence of habit.

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It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur.

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There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.

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In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means... →

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The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

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He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech.

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War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

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It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.

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Memory is man's greatest friend and worst enemy.

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He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the... →

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Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over; but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply... →

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Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love.

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