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Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies – ‘Well allow me to introduce m…
‘Well allow me to introduce myself to you as an advocate of Ornamental Knowledge. You like the mind to be a neat machine equipped to work efficiently if narrowly and with no extra bits or useless parts. I like the … Continue reading
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Mind
Robertson Davies – ‘All mothers think their chil…
‘All mothers think their children are oaks but the world never lacks for cabbages.’
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Children
Robertson Davies – ‘The love of truth lies at th…
‘The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.’
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Humor
Robertson Davies – ‘If you attack Stupidity you …
‘If you attack Stupidity you attack an entrenched interest with friends in government and every walk of public life.’
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Stupidity
Robertson Davies – ‘Happiness is always a byprod…
‘Happiness is always a byproduct. It is probably a matter of temperament and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life and if you are not happy you had … Continue reading
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Happiness
Robertson Davies – ‘Fanaticism is … overcompen…
‘Fanaticism is … overcompensation for doubt.’
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Unsorted
Robertson Davies – ‘Book lovers are thought by u…
‘Book lovers are thought by unbookish people to be gentle and unworldly and perhaps a few of them are so. But there are others who will lie and scheme and steal to get books as wildly and unconscionably as the … Continue reading
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Books
Robertson Davies – ‘I never heard of anyone who …
‘I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. Censors only read a book with great difficulty moving their lips as they puzzle out each syllable when … Continue reading
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Censorship
Robertson Davies – ‘The dog is a yes-animal. Ver…
‘The dog is a yes-animal. Very popular with people who cant afford a yes man.’
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Dog
Robertson Davies – ‘Female beauty in an importan…
‘Female beauty in an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am no sure at all that the neglect of it does not constitute a sin of some kind.’
Quote Author: Robertson Davies
Quote Genre: Beauty