Quotes by Thurber, James

We are a nation that has always gone in for the loud laugh, the wow, t >>

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective t >>

One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to u >>

Quotations about Humankind

The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single >>

On earth there is nothing great but man; in man there is nothing great >>

Man was nature's mistake --she neglected to finish him -- and she has >>

One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, co-operation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs. He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight.

Thurber, James