James Thurber Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Discussion in America means dissent.”

“With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite hardening of the paragraphs.”

“The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road.”

“You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.”

“Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man.”

“It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.”

“We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.”

“A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.”

“It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.”

“He who hesitates is sometimes saved.”