Clarence Day quotes

Clarence Day was an American author and humorist best known for his autobiographical work "Life with Father." His witty and insightful writing captured the quirks of family life in early 20th-century America. He influenced generations of readers with his charming observations and gentle humor. Here are 15 of his quotes:

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own. (Clarence Day)
Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience. View quote
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Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character. View quote
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Ants are good citizens: they place group interests first. View quote
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The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation. View quote
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Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality. View quote
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Reason is the servant of instinct. View quote
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There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing. View quote
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A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. View quote
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If you don't go to other men's funerals, they won't go to yours. View quote
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We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways. (Clarence Day)
Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts. View quote
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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. View quote
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The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; and, after an era of darkness, new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again, and yet live on, still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead. And even the books that do not last long, penetrate their own times at least, sailing farther than Ulysses even dreamed of, like ships on the seas. It is the author's part to call into being their cargoes and passengers,-living thoughts and rich bales of study and jeweled ideas. And as for the publishers, it is they who build the fleet, plan the voyage, and sail on, facing wreck, till they find every possible harbor that will value their burden. View quote
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If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any. View quote
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