top of page
Exlpore more Will quotes

"Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will."

"Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
Will,

"He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike."

"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."
Will,

"The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer."

"Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them."
Will,
Explore more quotes by Robert Benchley

"Even nowadays a man can't step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous."

"A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated."

"In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance of the Old Curiosity Shop."

"Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about."

"If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from."

"The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon."

"At fifteen one is first beginning to realize that everything isn't money and power in this world, and is casting about for joys that do not turn to dross in one's hands."

"Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other."
bottom of page