Quotes by Rose Macaulay

Rose Macaulay

Rose Macaulay

English writer

Lived from: 1881 - 1958

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 1 april 1881 Died: 30 october 1958

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  • : One should, I think, always give children money, for they will spend it for themselves far more profitably than we can ever spend it for them.
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  • A hot bath! I cry, as I sit down in it! Again as I lie flat, a hot bath! How exquisite a pleasure, how luxurious, fervid and flagrant a consolation for the rigors, the austerities, the renunciation of the day.
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  • At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.
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  • Cranks live by theory, not by pure desire. They want votes, peace, nuts, liberty, and spinning-looms not because they love these things, as a child loves jam, but because they think they ought to have them. That is one element which makes the crank.
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  • Giving is not at all interesting; but receiving is, there is no doubt about it, delightful.
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  • Life is a great and noble game between the citizen and the government.
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  • One should, I think, always give children money, for they will spend it for themselves far more profitably than we can ever spend it for them.
    A casual commentary
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  • Sleeping in a bed - it is, apparently, of immense importance. Against those who sleep, from choice or necessity, elsewhere society feels righteously hostile. It is not done. It is disorderly, anarchical.
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  • You should always believe all you read in newspapers, as this makes them more interesting.
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What are the most famous quotes from Rose Macaulay?

The two most famous quotes from Rose Macaulay are:

  • ": One should, I think, always give children money, for they will spend it for themselves far more profitably than we can ever spend it for them."
  • "A hot bath! I cry, as I sit down in it! Again as I lie flat, a hot bath! How exquisite a pleasure, how luxurious, fervid and flagrant a consolation for the rigors, the austerities, the renunciation of the day."

When did Rose Macaulay live?

Rose Macaulay was born in 1881 and died in the year 1958.