All Thomas Chandler Haliburton Quotes
- There is the kiss of welcome and of parting, the long, lingering, loving, present one; the stolen, or the mutual one; the kiss of love,… Fulfillment
- Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend. Acquaintance
- Give me a chance, says Stupid, and I will show you. Ten to one he has had his chance already, and neglected it. Chance
- A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not… Astonished
- No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings. Economy
- Punctuality is the soul of business. Business
- The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. Character
- Just what part of meow don't you understand? Cat
- Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success. Failures
- The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful; but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved… Beautiful
- The suspicious parent makes an artful child. Artful
- If it were not for a goodly supply of rumors, half true and half false, what would the gossips do? False
- Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. Adhesive
- To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back Bed
- There is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion. Harmony
- [Grateful] Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, [ungrateful] melancholy, is disease. Cheerfulness
- Punctuality is the sole of business. Business
- It is easier to make money than to save it. One is exertion, the other, self-denial. Denial
- Circumstances alter cases. Alter
- Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety. Anxiety