Vita Sackville-West Men Quotations

I worshipped dead men for their strength, Forgetting I was strong.

A man and his tools make a man and his trade.

The public, as a whole, finds reassurance in longevity, and, after the necessary interlude of reaction, is disposed to recognize extreme old age as a sign of excellence. The long-liver has triumphed over at least one of man's initial handicaps: the brevity of life.

For a young man to start his career with a love affair with an older woman was quite de rigueur ... Of course, it must not go on for too long. An apprenticeship was a very different thing from a career.

Women, like men, ought to have their years so glutted with freedom that they hate the very idea of freedom.