Best Robertson Davies Quotations
- The people of the United States, perhaps more than any other nation in history, love to abase themselves and proclaim their unworthiness, and seem to… Abase
- 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… Astonishing
- It is not always easy to diagnose. The simplest form of stupidity - the mumbling, nose-picking, stolid incomprehension - can be detected by anyone. But… Always Easy
- 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… Begets
- Very often when I am introduced to women, I think, What is she really like behind the disguise which she wears? And very often I… Affection
- No people in the world can make you feel so small as the English. English
- Only a fool expects to be happy all the time. All
- The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer. However Inexperienced
- Imagination is a good horse to carry you over the ground - not a flying carpet to set you free from probability. Carpet
- Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb Accustomed
- Canada was settled, in the main, by people with a lower middle-class outlook, and a respect, rather than an affectionate familiarity, for the things of… Affectionate
- The clerisy are those who read for pleasure, but not for idleness; who read for pastime but not to kill time; who love books, but… Book
- 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… Arranged
- Curiosity is part of the cement that holds society together. Cement
- All art is holy. Not that it is all long-faced and miserable; it can be wild and wooly. But if it transforms you, it is… All
- Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. Glandular
- The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. Comprehend
- Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. Adversity
- Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a… Attacked
- Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt. Doubt
- Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. Animal
- The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do… Age
- A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life. Belief
- If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual. Common
- A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen… Age
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