Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Clarence Day Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 18, 1874
  • Died: Dec 28, 1935

Clarence Shepard Day, Jr. (November 18, 1874 - December 28, 1935) was an American author. Born in New York City, he attended St. Paul's School and graduated from Yale University in 1896. The following year, he joined the New York Stock Exchange, and became a partner in his father's Wall Street brokerage firm. Day enlisted in the Navy in 1898, but developed crippling arthritis and spent the remainder of his life as a semi-invalid.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. finance, health & money

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own. wisdom

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience. experience

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways. nature

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 quotes from Robert Browning

22 quotes from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 sayings from Honore de Balzac

53 sayings from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher