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Quotations from the PG Collected Works of Gilbert Parker

by Gilbert Parker

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Quotations from the PG Collected Works of Gilbert Parker is a compilation of notable passages, quotes, and excerpts from the collected works of the Canadian author Gilbert Parker. The collection is curated to showcase the depth and richness of Parker's literary contributions, offering readers a selection of his most impactful and thought-provoking lines from his novels, stories, and essays. Known for his vivid storytelling and portrayal of Canadian and English life, Parker's works often delve into themes of love, ambition, human nature, and the intricacies of social and political change.In this collection, readers will encounter Parker’s signature blend of poetic prose and sharp social commentary. His works were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and many of the quotations reflect his ability to capture both the personal struggles of his characters and the larger cultural and historical context in which they live. The collection serves as both an introduction to Parker’s writing and a reflective piece for those familiar with his work, highlighting the timeless nature of his observations on life and society.

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FROM THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EDITION OF THE COLLECTED NOVELS OF GILBERT PARKER

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CONTENTS

Pierre and His People, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#02][gp02w10.txt]6074 Pierre and His People, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#03][gp03w10.txt]6075 Pierre and His People, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#04][gp04w10.txt]6076 Pierre and His People, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#05][gp05w10.txt]6077 Pierre and His People, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#06][gp06w10.txt]6078 Pierre and His People, by Parker, Complete [GP#07][gp07w10.txt]6079 Romany of the Snows, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#08][gp08w10.txt]6080 Romany of the Snows, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#09][gp09w10.txt]6081 Romany of the Snows, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#10][gp10w10.txt]6082 Romany of the Snows, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#11][gp11w10.txt]6083 Romany of the Snows, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#12][gp12w10.txt]6084 Romany of the Snows, by Parker, Complete [GP#13][gp13w10.txt]6085 Northern Lights, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#14][gp14w10.txt]6086 Northern Lights, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#15][gp15w10.txt]6087 Northern Lights, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#16][gp16w10.txt]6088 Northern Lights, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#17][gp17w10.txt]6089 Northern Lights, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#18][gp18w10.txt]6090 Northern Lights, by Parker, Complete [GP#19][gp19w10.txt]6091 Mrs. Falchion, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#20][gp20w10.txt]6092 Mrs. Falchion, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#21][gp21w10.txt]6093 Mrs. Falchion, by Parker, Complete [GP#22][gp22w10.txt]6094 Cumner & South Sea Folk, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#23][gp23w10.txt]6095 Cumner & South Sea Folk, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#24][gp24w10.txt]6096 Cumner & South Sea Folk, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#25][gp25w10.txt]6097 Cumner & South Sea Folk, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#26][gp26w10.txt]6098 Cumner & South Sea Folk, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#27][gp27w10.txt]6099 Cumner & South Sea, by Parker, Complete [GP#28][gp28w10.txt]6101 Valmond Came to Pontiac, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#29][gp29w10.txt]6102 Valmond Came to Pontiac, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#30][gp30w10.txt]6103 Valmond Came to Pontiac, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#31][gp31w10.txt]6104 Valmond to Pontiac, by Parker, Complete [GP#32][gp32w10.txt]6105 The Trail of the Sword, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#33][gp33w10.txt]6106 The Trail of the Sword, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#34][gp34w10.txt]6107 The Trail of the Sword, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#35][gp35w10.txt]6108 The Trail of the Sword, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#36][gp36w10.txt]6109 Trail of the Sword, by Parker, Complete [GP#37][gp37w10.txt]6110 Translation of a Savage, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#38][gp38w10.txt]6111 Translation of a Savage, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#39][gp39w10.txt]6112 Translation of a Savage, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#40][gp40w10.txt]6113 Translation of Savage, by Parker, Complete [GP#41][gp41w10.txt]6114 Pomp of the Lavilettes, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#42][gp42w10.txt]6115 Pomp of the Lavilettes, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#43][gp43w10.txt]6116 Pomp of Lavilettes, by Parker, Complete [GP#44][gp44w10.txt]6117 At Sign of the Eagle, by G. Parker, [GP#45][gp45w10.txt]6118 The Trespasser, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#46][gp46w10.txt]6119 The Trespasser, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#47][gp47w10.txt]6120 The Trespasser, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#48][gp48w10.txt]6121 The Trespasser, by Parker, Complete [GP#49][gp49w10.txt]6122 March of White Guard, by G. Parker, [GP#50][gp50w10.txt]6123 Seats of the Mighty, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#51][gp51w10.txt]6124 Seats of the Mighty, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#52][gp52w10.txt]6125 Seats of the Mighty, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#53][gp53w10.txt]6126 Seats of the Mighty, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#54][gp54w10.txt]6127 Seats of the Mighty, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#55][gp55w10.txt]6128 Seats of the Mighty, by Parker, Complete [GP#56][gp56w10.txt]6129 Battle Of The Strong, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#57][gp57w10.txt]6130 Battle Of The Strong, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#58][gp58w10.txt]6131 Battle Of The Strong, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#59][gp59w10.txt]6132 Battle Of The Strong, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#60][gp60w10.txt]6133 Battle Of The Strong, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#61][gp61w10.txt]6134 Battle Of The Strong, by G. Parker, v6 [GP#62][gp62w10.txt]6135 Battle Of The Strong, by Parker, Complete [GP#63][gp63w10.txt]6136 Lane Had No Turning, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#64][gp64w10.txt]6137 Lane Had No Turning, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#65][gp65w10.txt]6138 Lane Had No Turning, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#66][gp66w10.txt]6139 Lane Had No Turning, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#67][gp67w10.txt]6140 Lane Had No Turning, by Parker, Complete [GP#68][gp68w10.txt]6141 Parables Of A Province, by G. Parker, [GP#69][gp69w10.txt]6142 The Right Of Way, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#70][gp70w10.txt]6143 The Right Of Way, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#71][gp71w10.txt]6144 The Right Of Way, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#72][gp72w10.txt]6145 The Right Of Way, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#73][gp73w10.txt]6146 The Right Of Way, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#74][gp74w10.txt]6147 The Right Of Way, by G. Parker, v6 [GP#75][gp75w10.txt]6148 The Right Of Way, by Parker, Complete [GP#76][gp76w10.txt]6149 Michel And Angele, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#77][gp77w10.txt]6150 Michel And Angele, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#78][gp78w10.txt]6151 Michel And Angele, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#79][gp79w10.txt]6152 Michel And Angele, by Parker, Complete [GP#80][gp80w10.txt]6153 John Enderby, by G. Parker, [GP#81][gp81w10.txt]6154 Sorrow On The Sea, by G. Parker, [GP#82][gp82w10.txt]6155 Donovan Pasha &c, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#83][gp83w10.txt]6156 Donovan Pasha &c, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#84][gp84w10.txt]6157 Donovan Pasha &c, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#85][gp85w10.txt]6158 Donovan Pasha &c, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#86][gp86w10.txt]6159 Donovan Pasha &c, by Parker, Complete [GP#87][gp87w10.txt]6160 The Weavers, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#88][gp88w10.txt]6161 The Weavers, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#89][gp89w10.txt]6162 The Weavers, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#90][gp90w10.txt]6163 The Weavers, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#91][gp91w10.txt]6164 The Weavers, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#92][gp92w10.txt]6165 The Weavers, by G. Parker, v6 [GP#93][gp93w10.txt]6166 The Weavers, by Parker, Complete [GP#94][gp94w10.txt]6167 Embers (Poetry), by G. Parker, v1 [GP#95][gp95w10.txt]6168 Embers (Poetry), by G. Parker, v2 [GP#96][gp96w10.txt]6169 Embers (Poetry), by G. Parker, v3 [GP#97][gp97w10.txt]6170 Embers (Poetry), by Parker, Complete [GP#98][gp98w10.txt]6171 A Lover's Diary(Poetry), by G. Parker, v1 [GP#99][gp99w10.txt]6172 A Lover's Diary(Poetry), by G. Parker, v2 [GP100][gp10010.txt]6173 Lover's Diary(Poetry), by Parker, Complete [GP101][gp10110.txt]6174 The Money Master, by G. Parker, v1 [GP102][gp10210.txt]6175 The Money Master, by G. Parker, v2 [GP103][gp10310.txt]6176 The Money Master, by G. Parker, v3 [GP104][gp10410.txt]6177 The Money Master, by G. Parker, v4 [GP105][gp10510.txt]6178 The Money Master, by G. Parker, v5 [GP106][gp10610.txt]6179 The Money Master, by Parker, Complete [GP107][gp10710.txt]6180 The World For Sale, by G. Parker, v1 [GP108][gp10810.txt]6181 The World For Sale, by G. Parker, v2 [GP109][gp10910.txt]6182 The World For Sale, by G. Parker, v3 [GP110][gp11010.txt]6183 The World For Sale, by Parker, Complete [GP111][gp11110.txt]6184 Never Know Your Luck, by G. Parker, v1 [GP112][gp11210.txt]6185 Never Know Your Luck, by G. Parker, v2 [GP113][gp11310.txt]6186 Never Know Your Luck, by G. Parker, v3 [GP114][gp11410.txt]6187 Never Know Your Luck, by Parker, Complete [GP115][gp11510.txt]6188 Wild Youth, by G. Parker, v1 [GP116][gp11610.txt]6189 Wild Youth, by G. Parker, v2 [GP117][gp11710.txt]6190 Wild Youth, by Parker, Complete [GP118][gp11810.txt]6191 No Defense, by G. Parker, v1 [GP119][gp11910.txt]6192 No Defense, by G. Parker, v2 [GP120][gp12010.txt]6193 No Defense, by G. Parker, v3 [GP121][gp12110.txt]6194 No Defense, by Parker, Complete [GP122][gp12210.txt]6195 Carnac's Folly, by G. Parker, v1 [GP123][gp12310.txt]6196 Carnac's Folly, by G. Parker, v2 [GP124][gp12410.txt]6197 Carnac's Folly, by G. Parker, v3 [GP125][gp12510.txt]6198 Carnac's Folly, by Parker, Complete [GP126][gp12610.txt]6199 The PG Works of Gilbert Parker, Complete [GP127][gp12710.txt]6200

QUOTATIONS FROM THE NOVELS OF GILBERT PARKER

PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#02][gp02w10.txt]6074

Awkward for your friends and gratifying to your enemies Carrying with him the warm atmosphere of a good woman's love Freedom is the first essential of the artistic mind I was born insolent Knowing that his face would never be turned from me Likenesses between the perfectly human and the perfectly animal Longed to touch, oftener than they did, the hands of children Meditation is the enemy of action My excuses were making bad infernally worse Nothing so good as courage, nothing so base as the shifting eye She wasn't young, but she seemed so The Barracks of the Free The gods made last to humble the pride of men—there was rum The soul of goodness in things evil Time is the test, and Time will have its way with me Where I should never hear the voice of the social Thou must

PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#03][gp03w10.txt]6075

Delicate revenge which hath its hour with every man Good is often an occasion more than a condition He does not love Pierre; but he does not pretend to love him It is not Justice that fills the gaols, but Law It is not much to kill or to die—that is in the game Men and women are unwittingly their own executioners Noise is not battle She was beginning to understand that evil is not absolute The Government cherish the Injin much in these days

PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE, by G. Parker, v3 [GP#04][gp04w10.txt]6076

At first—and at the last—he was kind Courage; without which, men are as the standing straw Evil is half-accidental, half-natural Fascinating colour which makes evil appear to be good Had the luck together, all kinds and all weathers Hunger for happiness is robbery If one remembers, why should the other forget Instinct for detecting veracity, having practised on both sides Mothers always forgive The higher we go the faster we live The Injin speaks the truth, perhaps—eye of red man multipies The world is not so bad as is claimed for it Whatever has been was a dream; whatever is now is real You do not shout dinner till you have your knife in the loaf

PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE, by G. Parker, v4 [GP#05][gp05w10.txt]6077

Irishmen have gifts for only two things—words and women More idle than wicked Reconciling the preacher and the sinner, as many another has

PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE, by G. Parker, v5 [GP#06][gp06w10.txt]6078

An inner sorrow is a consuming fire Philosophy which could separate the petty from the prodigious Remember your own sins before you charge others

PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE, by Parker, Complete [GP#07][gp07w10.txt]6079

An inner sorrow is a consuming fire At first—and at the last—he was kind Awkward for your friends and gratifying to your enemies Carrying with him the warm atmosphere of a good woman's love Courage; without which, men are as the standing straw Delicate revenge which hath its hour with every man Evil is half-accidental, half-natural Fascinating colour which makes evil appear to be good Freedom is the first essential of the artistic mind Good is often an occasion more than a condition Had the luck together, all kinds and all weathers He does not love Pierre; but he does not pretend to love him Hunger for happiness is robbery I was born insolent If one remembers, why should the other forget Instinct for detecting veracity, having practised on both sides Irishmen have gifts for only two things—words and women It is not Justice that fills the gaols, but Law It is not much to kill or to die—that is in the game Knowing that his face would never be turned from me Likenesses between the perfectly human and the perfectly animal Longed to touch, oftener than they did, the hands of children Meditation is the enemy of action Men and women are unwittingly their own executioners More idle than wicked Mothers always forgive My excuses were making bad infernally worse Noise is not battle Nothing so good as courage, nothing so base as the shifting eye Philosophy which could separate the petty from the prodigious Reconciling the preacher and the sinner, as many another has Remember your own sins before you charge others She was beginning to understand that evil is not absolute She wasn't young, but she seemed so The soul of goodness in things evil The Injin speaks the truth, perhaps—eye of red man multipies The Government cherish the Injin much in these days The gods made last to humble the pride of men—there was rum The higher we go the faster we live The Barracks of the Free The world is not so bad as is claimed for it Time is the test, and Time will have its way with me Whatever has been was a dream; whatever is now is real Where I should never hear the voice of the social Thou must You do not shout dinner till you have your knife in the loaf

ROMANY OF THE SNOWS, by G. Parker, v1 [GP#08][gp08w10.txt]6080

A human life he held to be a trifle in the big sum of time Fear of one's own wife is the worst fear in the world He never saw an insult unless he intended to avenge it Liars all men may be, but that's wid wimmin or landlords Men are like dogs—they worship him who beats them She valued what others found useless Women are half saints, half fools

ROMANY OF THE SNOWS, by G. Parker, v2 [GP#09][gp09w10.txt]6081

Bad turns good sometimes, when you know the how How can you judge the facts if you don't know the feeling? Put the matter on your own hearthstone

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