It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required. Stephen Leacock on courage
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Stephen Leacock on great
Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica. Stephen Leacock on imagination
Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. Stephen Leacock on intelligence
Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. Stephen Leacock on marriage
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. Stephen Leacock on men
Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. Stephen Leacock on money
It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy. Stephen Leacock on politics
Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. Stephen Leacock on positive
Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. Stephen Leacock on science
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. Stephen Leacock on trust
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. Stephen Leacock on trust
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. Stephen Leacock on truth
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Stephen Leacock on work
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. Stephen Leacock on christmas