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
order harmony proportion
There is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion.
punctuality sole
Punctuality is the sole of business.
children parent suspicious
The suspicious parent makes an artful child.
gossip rumor half
If it were not for a goodly supply of rumors, half true and half false, what would the gossips do?
names people adhesive
Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive.
sleep bed care
To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back
gratitude grateful opposites
[Grateful] Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, [ungrateful] melancholy, is disease.
fun mirth enjoyment
There is nothing like fun, is there? I haven't any myself, but I do like it in others.
beautiful memories heart
The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful; but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.
cat
Just what part of meow don't you understand?
hope men may
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend, not the man for your banker, though he may do for a traveling companion.
wise wine men
Wise men, like wine, are best when old; pretty women, like bread, are best when young.
travel rose honey
The bee, though it finds every rose has a thorn, comes back loaded with honey from his rambles; and why should not other tourists do the same?
soul punctuality
Punctuality is the soul of business.