John Jay Chapman

John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 – November 4, 1933) was an American author.

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    Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.
    —John Jay Chapman (1862–1933)

    Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
    —Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 2:10.

    For a painter, the Mecca of the world, for study, for inspiration and for living is here on this star called Paris. Just look at it, no wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother, if you can’t paint in Paris, you’d better give up and marry the boss’s daughter.
    —Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)

    Good government is the outcome of private virtue.
    —John Jay Chapman (1862–1933)