Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

Quote by Robertson Davies

Topics: Foolishness Quotes, Happiness Quotes

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a...

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a...

What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.

What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody....

Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody....

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact,...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact,...

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a...

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a...

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books...

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books...

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of...

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of...

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

One can always tell it's summer when one sees school teachers hanging about the streets...

One can always tell it's summer when one sees school teachers hanging about the streets...

Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.

Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of...

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of...

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also...

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also...

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in...

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in...

And whatever people might say about the time having come when young people must arrange...

And whatever people might say about the time having come when young people must arrange...

Love hurts. Boys lie. Friends Cry. People Die. Parents yell. You always try. You're never...

Love hurts. Boys lie. Friends Cry. People Die. Parents yell. You always try. You're never...

Hey Millionaires: If you don't have trampoline floors and a giant slide that goes from...

Hey Millionaires: If you don't have trampoline floors and a giant slide that goes from...

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my...

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my...