Quotes from Clarence Day

Real friendships among men are so rare that when they occur they are famous.

The poets of each generation seldom sing a new song. They turn to themes men always have loved, and sing them in the mode of their times.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.

Elephants suffer from too much patience. Their exhibitions of it may seem superb,-such power and such restraint, combined, are noble,-but a quality carried to excess defeats itself.

Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency, but when he prayed his tone was loud and angry, like that of a dissatisfied guest in a carelessly managed hotel.

Be adorable always to each other; respect is everlasting.

Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.

The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments we fall and get crushed. A man must stay sober; not always, but most of the time.

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments we fall and get crushed.

The egg it is the source of all To everyone's ancestral hall.

Will and wisdom are both mighty leaders. Our times worship will.

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.

"If you don't go to other men's funerals," he told Father stiffly, "they won't go to yours."

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.