
“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”
As quoted in Eleanor : The Years Alone (1972) by Joseph P. Lash
Bk. V, ch. 1
War and Peace (1865–1867; 1869)
Context: You will die — and it will all be over. You will die and find out everything — or cease asking.
“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”
As quoted in Eleanor : The Years Alone (1972) by Joseph P. Lash
Testimony before subcommittees of the U.S. Senate, April, 1971
“When you think that you lost everything you find out you can always lose a little more.”
“There's one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he's crooked.”
“There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says "yes" you know he is a crook.”
Act V
1910s, The Doctor's Dilemma (1911)
Source: The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy
“Here is all I ask of a book- give me everything. Everything, and don't leave out a single word.”
Source: My Reading Life