Ronald Firbank was a British novelist and playwright known for his use of wit and satire. His novel, Caprice, was published posthumously in 1962 and follows the story of an eccentric aristocratic family. Firbank's unique writing style and use of humor continue to be celebrated in modern literature.
Life is a caprice, and so are we.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
The heart has its reasons, which reason knows nothing of.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Beauty is the purest feeling of the soul. Beauty arises when soul is satisfied.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
Music is the shorthand of emotion.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice
It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them—the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
Ronald Firbank – Caprice