Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist.
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. Use this quote
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Use this quote
Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica. Use this quote
Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. Use this quote
Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. Use this quote
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy. Use this quote
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. Use this quote
