Author: W. H. Davies

Quotes

I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.

I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.

- W. H. Davies

As long as I love Beauty I am young.

As long as I love Beauty I am young.

- W. H. Davies

It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

- W. H. Davies

The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.

The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.

- W. H. Davies

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

- W. H. Davies

However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.

However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.

- W. H. Davies

I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than see animals in strife.

I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than see animals in strife.

- W. H. Davies

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

- W. H. Davies

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