Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 22, 2017
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
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Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)  
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.
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Bill Vaughan  
To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.
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Robertson Davies, "The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks"  
Those who speak most of progress measure it by quantity and not by quality.
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George Santayana (1863 - 1952)  
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