Carleton Quotes

Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way. — Will Carleton

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away from home a week, and then gets back again. — Will Carleton

Feeling in the young precedes philosophy, and often acts with a more certain aim. — William Carleton

The night spread wide around her, filled with its wonders. — Jetta Carleton

Careful with fire is good advice we know. Careful with words is ten times doubly so. — William Carleton

So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have agreed together that we can't never agree — Will Carleton

We thank Thee, O Father of all, for ... all the soul-help that sad souls understand. — Will Carleton

Not all the labour of the earth Is done by hardened hands. — Will Carleton

There's lots of people-this town wouldn't hold them;
Who don't know much excepting what's told them. — Will Carleton

of lead, sometimes — Carleton Prince

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late. — Will Carleton

Cholesterol is a substance in the blood that causes you to eat salads. — Richard Carleton

Sing, boy! sing! The ages are waiting for you. Sing! sing! All the world will hear you. God knows what will come of it. — Charles Carleton Coffin

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell. — Will Carleton

Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out. — Will Carleton

And that was the way The deuce was to pay As it always is, at the close of the day That gave us — Will Carleton

Shoot for the stars. You may not get the stars-but you may get the moon. — Carleton Young

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell. — Will Carleton

One can repent of a sin and have done with it; but the wages of foolishness is the eternal recalling of it. — Jetta Carleton

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead. — Will Carleton

And maybe it wasn't his love that brought him back, but hers. How seductive being loved could be. — Jetta Carleton

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all. — Will Carleton

Nothing came in reasonable measure, it seemed, not water or sunshine or sorrow. But joy, too, is immoderate sometimes, and that makes up for the rest. — Jetta Carleton

The human heart has always dreamed of a fairer world than the one it knows — Carleton Noyes

I am sure there are many things better than a good cigar, but right now, I can't think of what they might be. — Richard Carleton