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title: "2 Pencil Quotes By Stan Laurel"
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> [A horse may be coaxed to drink, but a pencil must be lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/a-horse-may-be-coaxed-to-drink-but-a-pencil-must-be-lead/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/stan-laurel-25542_drink_a-horse-may-be-coaxed-to-drink-but-a-pen_547526.jpg)

> [“You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-a-pencil-must-be-lead/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/stan-laurel-25542_horse_you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-a-penc_966138.jpg)

## Other authors on Pencil

## More by Stan Laurel

> [I had a dream that I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/i-had-a-dream-that-i-was-awake-and-i-woke-up-to-find-myself-asleep/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [Personally, I think the silent films were more effective for L&H, but the sound was of great value in enhancing the effects - dialog…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/personally-i-think-the-silent-films-were-more-effective-for-l-h-but/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [Sight gags had to be planned; they required timing and mechanics. Occasionally, spontaneity would arise in the shooting of the scenes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/sight-gags-had-to-be-planned-they-required-timing-and-mechanics/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [“I had a dream I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/i-had-a-dream-i-was-awake-and-i-woke-up-to-find-myself-asleep/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [A horse may be coaxed to drink, but a pencil must be lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/a-horse-may-be-coaxed-to-drink-but-a-pencil-must-be-lead/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [Babe and I are both great television fans, and we've been planning to do something on TV. But we certainly never intended to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/babe-and-i-are-both-great-television-fans-and-we-ve-been-planning-to/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [Another fine mess you've gotten me into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/another-fine-mess-you-ve-gotten-me-into/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [“You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-a-pencil-must-be-lead/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [I feel like dying when I'm helpless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/i-feel-like-dying-when-i-m-helpless/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [If any of you cry at my funeral I'll never speak to you again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/if-any-of-you-cry-at-my-funeral-i-ll-never-speak-to-you-again/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [Anyone who thinks 'Modern Times' has got a big message is just putting it there himself. Charlie knew that the pressures of modern life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/anyone-who-thinks-modern-times-has-got-a-big-message-is-just-putting/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [All I know is just how to make people laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/all-i-know-is-just-how-to-make-people-laugh/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don't know. Does anybody? Can you define it? All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/a-friend-once-asked-me-what-comedy-was-that-floored-me-what-is-comedy/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [It's the one with that panel of ultra-chichi folks. The one called 'What's My Line?' It sends me straight up the wall. I call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/it-s-the-one-with-that-panel-of-ultra-chichi-folks-the-one-called/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

> [What business do we have telling people who to vote for? They probably know more about it than we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-laurel/what-business-do-we-have-telling-people-who-to-vote-for-they-probably/)

[Stan Laurel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-laurel/)

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