James Oppenheim Quotes & Sayings

As we go marching, marching, we bring the greater days,
The rising of the women means the rising of the race.
No more the drudge and idler, ten that toil where one reposes,
But a sharing of life's glories: Bread and roses, bread and roses. — James Oppenheim

A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world! — James Oppenheim

As we come marching, marching, we battle too for men,
For they are women's children, and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes;
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses! — James Oppenheim

To be a god
First I must be a god-maker:
We are what we create. — James Oppenheim

Man's the bad child of the universe — James Oppenheim

Quick as a hummingbird ... she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart. — James Oppenheim

We age inevitably:
The old joys fade and are gone:
And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear. — James Oppenheim

They can only set free men free
And there is no need of that.
Free men set themselves free. — James Oppenheim

The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet. — James Oppenheim

Would you end war? Create great Peace. — James Oppenheim

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance. The wise grows it under his feet. — James Oppenheim