He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.
Stephen LeacockIf every day in the life of a school could be the last day but one, there would be little fault to find with it.
Stephen LeacockToo much has been said of the heroes of history-the strong men, the troublesome men; too little of the amiable, the kindly, the tolerant.
Stephen LeacockHumor may be defined as the kindly contemplation of the incongruities of life, and the artistic expression thereof.
Stephen LeacockMost people tire of a lecture in ten minutes; clever people can do it in five. Sensible people never go to lectures at all. But the people who do go to a lecture and who get tired of it, presently hold it as a sort of grudge against the lecturer personally. In reality his sufferings are worse than theirs.
Stephen Leacock