The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

Quote by James Thurber

Topics: James Thurber Quotes

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

Love is like the wind. You cannot see it... But you can feel it.

Love is like the wind. You cannot see it... But you can feel it.

Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only...

Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there...

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours....

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours....

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...