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Robertson Davies Quotes

Naked anger may sometimes be seen in priests of the Church of Rome, but the Church of England prefers the icy smile, the false bonhomie, the sword concealed in the palm-branch Picture Quote #1

The inert mind is a greater danger than the inert body, for it overlays and stifles the desire to live Picture Quote #1

The problem for a Paracelsian physician like me is that I see diseases as disguises in which people present me with their wretchedness Picture Quote #1

The really great eccentrics are all inimitable; they are not possessed by a single oddity; they are, in their deepest selves, unlike the generality of mankind Picture Quote #1

Childhood may have periods of great happiness, but it also has times that must simply be endured. Childhood at its best is a form of slavery tempered by affection Picture Quote #1

Try some Symbolic Logic on your little Couch Potato when you go home, and see what happens Picture Quote #1

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He sets a thief to guard his purse who trusts a dial with his hours or bids a sand-glass bleed away his nights, his days, his loves, his pleasures and his powers. The burthen of his years is time's soft footfall, time's soft falling through his joys and tears Picture Quote #1

They live and laugh who know the better part - count length of pleasure not by dial or glass but by the heart; what are our fears when time's slow footfall, fall, fall falling turns lovers' hours to years? Picture Quote #1

We are brigand philosophers our hearts are high and cheery, for we know our robbery rests upon a sound economic theory! Picture Quote #1

I do not really like vacations. I much prefer an occasional day off when I do not feel like working. When I am confronted with a whole week in which I have nothing to do but enjoy myself I do not know where to begin. To me, enjoyment comes fleetingly and unheralded; I cannot determinedly enjoy myself for a whole week at a time Picture Quote #1

About 60 years ago, I said to my father, 'Old Mr. Senex is showing his age; he sometimes talks quite stupidly.' My father replied, 'That isn't age. He's always been stupid. He is just losing his ability to conceal it Picture Quote #1

Imagination is a good horse to carry you over the ground - not a flying carpet to set you free from probability Picture Quote #1

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If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an exceedingly difficult secret language that only skilled professional readers and story-tellers could interpret. Then people would have to go to public halls and pay good prices to hear Picture Quote #1

There are times when I think that the reading that I have done in the past has had no effect except to cloud my mind and make me indecisive Picture Quote #1

Comparatively few people know what a million dollars actually is. To the majority it is a gaseous concept, swelling or decreasing as the occasion suggests Picture Quote #1

I think of an author as somebody who goes into the marketplace and puts down his rug and says, I will tell you a story, and then he passes the hat Picture Quote #1

The world is burdened with young fogies. Old men with ossified minds are easily dealt with. But men who look young, act young and everlastingly harp on the fact that they are young, but who nevertheless think and act with a degree of caution that would be excessive in their grandfathers, are the curse of the world. Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving Picture Quote #1

Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life Picture Quote #1

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It is not always easy to diagnose. The simplest form of stupidity - the mumbling, nose-picking, stolid incomprehension - can be detected by anyone. But the stupidity which disguises itself as thought, and which talks so glibly and eloquently, indeed never stops talking, in every walk of life is not so easy to identify, because it marches under a formidable name, which few dare attack. It is called popular opinion Picture Quote #1

He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn Picture Quote #1

Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars Picture Quote #1

Too much traffic with a quotation book begets a conviction of ignorance in a sensitive reader. Not only is there a mass of quotable stuff he never quotes, but an even vaster realm of which he has never heard Picture Quote #1

Wisdom is a variable possession. Every man is wise when pursued by a mad dog, fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion Picture Quote #1

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb Picture Quote #1

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A great many complimentary things have been said about the faculty of memory, and if you look in a good quotation book you will find them neatly arranged Picture Quote #1

A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed Picture Quote #1

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving Picture Quote #1

Curiosity is part of the cement that holds society together Picture Quote #1

There is more to marriage than four bare legs under a blanket Picture Quote #1

The ideal companion in bed is a good book Picture Quote #1

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Naked anger may sometimes be seen in priests of the Church of Rome, but the Church of England prefers the icy smile, the false bonhomie, the sword concealed in the palm-branch (Robertson Davies Quotes) The inert mind is a greater danger than the inert body, for it overlays and stifles the desire to live (Robertson Davies Quotes) The problem for a Paracelsian physician like me is that I see diseases as disguises in which people present me with their wretchedness (Robertson Davies Quotes) The really great eccentrics are all inimitable; they are not possessed by a single oddity; they are, in their deepest selves, unlike the generality of mankind (Robertson Davies Quotes) Childhood may have periods of great happiness, but it also has times that must simply be endured. Childhood at its best is a form of slavery tempered by affection (Robertson Davies Quotes) Try some Symbolic Logic on your little Couch Potato when you go home, and see what happens (Robertson Davies Quotes) He sets a thief to guard his purse who trusts a dial with his hours or bids a sand-glass bleed away his nights, his days, his loves, his pleasures and his powers. The burthen of his years is time's soft footfall, time's soft falling through his joys and tears (Robertson Davies Quotes) They live and laugh who know the better part - count length of pleasure not by dial or glass but by the heart; what are our fears when time's slow footfall, fall, fall falling turns lovers' hours to years? (Robertson Davies Quotes) We are brigand philosophers our hearts are high and cheery, for we know our robbery rests upon a sound economic theory! (Robertson Davies Quotes) I do not really like vacations. I much prefer an occasional day off when I do not feel like working. When I am confronted with a whole week in which I have nothing to do but enjoy myself I do not know where to begin. To me, enjoyment comes fleetingly and unheralded; I cannot determinedly enjoy myself for a whole week at a time (Robertson Davies Quotes) About 60 years ago, I said to my father, 'Old Mr. Senex is showing his age; he sometimes talks quite stupidly.' My father replied, 'That isn't age. He's always been stupid. He is just losing his ability to conceal it (Robertson Davies Quotes) Imagination is a good horse to carry you over the ground - not a flying carpet to set you free from probability (Robertson Davies Quotes) If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an exceedingly difficult secret language that only skilled professional readers and story-tellers could interpret. Then people would have to go to public halls and pay good prices to hear (Robertson Davies Quotes) There are times when I think that the reading that I have done in the past has had no effect except to cloud my mind and make me indecisive (Robertson Davies Quotes) Comparatively few people know what a million dollars actually is. To the majority it is a gaseous concept, swelling or decreasing as the occasion suggests (Robertson Davies Quotes) I think of an author as somebody who goes into the marketplace and puts down his rug and says, I will tell you a story, and then he passes the hat (Robertson Davies Quotes) The world is burdened with young fogies. Old men with ossified minds are easily dealt with. But men who look young, act young and everlastingly harp on the fact that they are young, but who nevertheless think and act with a degree of caution that would be excessive in their grandfathers, are the curse of the world. Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving (Robertson Davies Quotes) Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life (Robertson Davies Quotes) It is not always easy to diagnose. The simplest form of stupidity - the mumbling, nose-picking, stolid incomprehension - can be detected by anyone. But the stupidity which disguises itself as thought, and which talks so glibly and eloquently, indeed never stops talking, in every walk of life is not so easy to identify, because it marches under a formidable name, which few dare attack. It is called popular opinion (Robertson Davies Quotes) He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn (Robertson Davies Quotes) Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars (Robertson Davies Quotes) Too much traffic with a quotation book begets a conviction of ignorance in a sensitive reader. Not only is there a mass of quotable stuff he never quotes, but an even vaster realm of which he has never heard (Robertson Davies Quotes) Wisdom is a variable possession. Every man is wise when pursued by a mad dog, fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion (Robertson Davies Quotes) Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb (Robertson Davies Quotes) A great many complimentary things have been said about the faculty of memory, and if you look in a good quotation book you will find them neatly arranged (Robertson Davies Quotes) A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed (Robertson Davies Quotes) Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving (Robertson Davies Quotes) Curiosity is part of the cement that holds society together (Robertson Davies Quotes) There is more to marriage than four bare legs under a blanket (Robertson Davies Quotes) The ideal companion in bed is a good book (Robertson Davies Quotes)

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