“A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.”
“Vulgarity is a necessary part of a complete author's equipment; and the clown is sometimes the best part of the circus.”
Preface to London music in 1888-89 as heard by Corno di Bassetto http://books.google.com/books?id=3PBP0ln1gLgC (1937)
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Irish playwright 1856–1950Related quotes
“I am beginning to feel like part of a travelling circus.”
Pt. 1, Ch. 3 - p.45
Giovanni's Room (1956)
1870s, Society and Solitude (1870), Art
“Failure is a necessary part of success.”
The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 98.
“A part of me died,” he says. “And it was the best part.”
Source: We Were Liars
(from vol. 1, letter 35: Jul 1776, to Mr Sterne [i.e. Laurence Sterne who died in 1768- date should be 1766]).
“Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.”
Source: What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day