61 Quotes by Clarence Day

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

This is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid for in full.

The poets of each generation seldom sing a new song. They turn to themes men always have loved, and sing them in the mode of their times.

As to modesty and decency, if we are simians we have done well, considering: but if we are something else-fallen angels-we have indeed fallen far.

Be adorable always to each other; respect is everlasting.

Reason is the servant of instinct.