80 ordspråk av Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies föddes den 28 august 1913 och dog den 2 december 1995
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There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in the hope of making some impression upon the inertia and the immovability of the selfish old.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time.

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

The drama may be called that part of theatrical art which lends itself most readily to intellectual discussion: what is left is theater.

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.

All mothers think their children are oaks, but the world never lacks for cabbages

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