Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Thomas Chandler Haliburtonwas a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. Politically, he played a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia prior to its entry into Confederation. Literarily, he was the first international best-selling author from what is now Canada...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth17 December 1796
CountryCanada
envelopes
Fastidiousness is the envelope of indelicacy.
fun race limits
Fun has no limits. It is like the human race and face; there is a family likeness among all the species, but they all differ.
harvest dividends
Nature's bank-dividends.
haste catching
Hurry is only admissible in catching flies.
desire height impossible
Impossible desires are the height of unreason.
happiness smile mom
A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.
mean rich poor
No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.
ignorance men knowing
A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not knowing what he does.
stupid opportunity giving
Give me a chance, says Stupid, and I will show you. Ten to one he has had his chance already, and neglected it.
hope acquaintance pleasant
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
kissing long joy
There is the kiss of welcome and of parting, the long, lingering, loving, present one; the stolen, or the mutual one; the kiss of love, of joy, and of sorrow; the seal of promise and receipt of fulfillment.
power natural authority
Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.
anger men words-of-anger
When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he always gets angry.
happiness country character
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.