One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Acceptance
A
Joyfulness
J
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Satisfaction
S
To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Wit and wisdom
W
The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Emotional expression
E
Music is the shorthand of emotion.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Hidden truths
H
There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Character and heart
C
It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them—the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Love and loyalty
L
People who love only once in their lives are… shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Value of time
V
Time is a waste of money.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Morality
M
Fear is the mother of morality.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice