top of page
.png){kind=small}
"Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Man quotes
"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."
"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands."
"The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives."
"Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt."
Explore more quotes by Robertson Davies
"May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery."
"Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself."
"Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it."
"The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer."
"I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them."
bottom of page