86 Quotations by James Thurber
- 1. A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.
![A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 2. A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of th ...
![A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of th .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 3. A woman's place is in the wrong.
![A woman's place is in the wrong.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 4. A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.
![A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 5. All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.
![All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 6. All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
![All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 7. Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised.
![Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 8. But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something ...
![But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 9. But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, ...
![But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 10. Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurit ...
![Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurit .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 11. Dead. That's what John Smith was when he fell down a manhole.
![Dead. That's what John Smith was when he fell down a manhole.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 12. Discussion in America means dissent.
![Discussion in America means dissent.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 13. Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead.
![Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 14. Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a collaborating t ...
![Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a collaborating t .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 15. Every man is occasionally visited by the suspicion that the planet on which he is riding is not real ...
![Every man is occasionally visited by the suspicion that the planet on which he is riding is not real .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 16. From now on, I think it is safe to predict, neither the Democratic nor the Republican Party will eve ...
![From now on, I think it is safe to predict, neither the Democratic nor the Republican Party will eve .... James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 17. From one casual of mine he picked this sentence. "After dinner, the men moved into the living room." ...
![From one casual of mine he picked this sentence.](/img/view.gif)
- 18. He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes.
![He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 19. He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him.
![He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
- 20. He who hesitates is sometimes saved.
![He who hesitates is sometimes saved.. James Thurber.](/img/view.gif)
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