José Selgas y Carrasco

thumb|José Selgas. José Selgas y Carrasco (27 November 1822 – 5 February 1882) was a Spanish author. Quotes There is not in the circle of human happiness a cup of honey that has not its drop of gall. In our poor human nature, joy and sorrow often manifest themselves by the same symptoms; and a piece of good news will agitate us in the same way as a piece of bad news. The White Butterfly (1898) Quotes about José Selgas y Carrasco In his short tales he is most successful when he indulges in the sentimental; he is less attractive when he gives utterance to his pessimistic feeling. Jeremiah Denis Mathias Ford, José Selgas y Carrasco (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links José Selgas Category:Novelists from Spain Category:Poets from Spain Category:1822 births Category:1882 deaths