Thomas Chandler Haliburton - Quotes
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A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.
Punctuality is the soul of business.
Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience. ---->>>
When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence. ---->>>
Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success. ---->>>
To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back. ---->>>
No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings. ---->>>
A college education shows a man how little other people know. ---->>>
Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. ---->>>
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend. ---->>>
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. ---->>>
Biography
Thomas Chandler Haliburton (17 December 1796 – 27 August 1865) was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. Politically, he played a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia prior to its entry into Confederation. Literarily, he was the first international best-selling author from what is now Canada (wikipedia)