"Humour is essentially a comforter, reconciling us to……" — Stephen Leacock
"Humour is essentially a comforter, reconciling us to things as they are in contrast to things as they might be."
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82 Quotes by Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock has 82 quotes on this site.
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It may be those who do most, dream most.
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If every day in the life of a school could be the last day but one, there would be little…
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Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey…
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In point of morals, the average woman is, even for business, too crooked.
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In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.
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Writing is not hard. Just get paper and pencil, sit down, and write as it occurs to you. The writing…
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Chess is one long regret.
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In earlier times they had no statistics and so they had to fall back on lies. Hence the huge exaggerations…
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Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo,…
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A lone maple leaf resting on sand Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing…
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Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
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The writing of solid, instructive stuff fortified by facts and figures is easy enough. There is no trouble in writing…
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More Comforter Quotes
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The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up…
— Michele Bachmann
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He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual…
— Isaac Barrow
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To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the…
— John Gerstner
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You are goodness and mercy and compassion and understanding. You are peace and joy and light. You are forgiveness and…
— Neale Donald Walsch
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O marvelous Sacrament! How can I find words to praise you! You are the life of the soul, the medicament…
— Louis of Granada
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When we have entered into divine covenants, the Holy Ghost is our comforter, our guide, and our companion. The fruits…
— D. Todd Christofferson
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But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth,…
— Loraine Boettner
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Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.
— Plato
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The idea was to focus on the primal drama of parenthood: the way from moment to moment you swing from…
— Emma Donoghue
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Believe me, it is no time for words when the wounds are fresh and bleeding; no time for homilies when…
— George Horace Lorimer
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I envy my dad and his faith. I envy all people who have someone to beseech, who know where they're…
— Kelly Corrigan
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In trouble we are prone to forget all that we have heard and read that makes for our comfort. Now…
— Richard Sibbes
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