Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Stephen Leacock Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Canada
  • Born: Dec 30, 1869
  • Died: Mar 28, 1944

Stephen P. H Butler Leacock, FRSC was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1910 and 1925, he was the most widely read English-speaking author in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour was named in his honour.

Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. Christmas

Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. marriage

Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. intelligence, money & science

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. men & trust

It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy. politics

Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica. imagination

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. trust & truth

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. great & work

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 more quotes from William Blake

32 more quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 views from Franz Grillparzer

6 views from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 quotes from Storm Jameson

2 quotes from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 sayings from Victor Hugo

73 sayings from Victor Hugo