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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

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

22 other 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 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

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

5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

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

58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher