57 ordspråk av Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock föddes den December 30th 1869 och dog den 28 March 1944 - Canadian writer
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 `A', whispered C, `I think I'm going fast.' `How fast do you think you'll go, old man?' murmured A. `I don't know,' said C, `but I'm going at any rate.' |
| A sportsman is a man who every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something |
| Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it. |
| Astronomy teaches the correct use of the sun and the planets. |
| Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. |
| Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. |
| It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish. |
| It's a lie, but Heaven will forgive you for it |
| It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy |
| Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions |
| Many a man in love with a dimple makes a mistake of marrying the whole girl |
| Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect |
| Newspapermen learn to call a murderer "an alleged murderer" and the King of England "the alleged King of England" to avoid libel suits. |
| Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so |
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Proverb (2097919 st) Search
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Born (10498 st)
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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