Flora Thompson: Greatness

Flora Thompson was English author and poet. Explore interesting quotes on greatness.
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“I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in many respects, it seems a pity the old cheap, wholesome dishes have gone to make way for tinned and preserved foods.”

Flora Thompson

August Chapter The Peverel Papers - A yearbook of the countryside ed Julian Shuckburgh Century Hutchinson 1986
The Peverel Papers

“Some great poet or philosopher once said that " he who goes to nature for comfort must go to her empty handed ", and I think he was right.”

Flora Thompson

January Chapter The Peverel Papers - A yearbook of the countryside ed Julian Shuckburgh Century Hutchinson 1986
The Peverel Papers

“There was no Victoria in the school … That great name was sacred to the Queen and was not copied by her subjects to the extent imagined by period novelists of today.”

Flora Thompson book Lark Rise

Source: Lark Rise, ch. 11, School

“Unlike most great talkers, the rooks are good workers, too.”

Flora Thompson

February Chapter The Peverel Papers - A yearbook of the countryside ed Julian Shuckburgh Century Hutchinson 1986
The Peverel Papers

“Poverty's no disgrace, but 'tis a great inconvenience' was a common saying among the Lark Rise people.”

Flora Thompson book Lark Rise

Source: Lark Rise, ch. 1, Poor People's Houses