Author: W. H. Davies

Quotes

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

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

I had made up my mind to find a woman to share my life: one who would leave London altogether and go with me into the green country and be satisfied.

I had made up my mind to find a woman to share my life: one who would leave London altogether and go with me into the green country and be satisfied.

- 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

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 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

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

- 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

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