Positive 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... Stephen Leacock 20
Music It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish. Stephen Leacock 24
Death I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so. Stephen Leacock 18
Trust A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. Stephen Leacock 19
Trust Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. Stephen Leacock 22
Chance I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Stephen Leacock 11
Christmas 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. Stephen Leacock 12
Courage It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required. Stephen Leacock 14
