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Frank Moore Colby was an American writer born in 1865 and died in 1925. His works covered a range of fields including history, literature, and philosophy, known for his in-depth research and unique insights.

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“Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?”

Men Inspirational Humor Murder Teeth Sense Of Humor Confession Treason Wigs Arson

Book:The pursuit of humor and other essays

Source: The pursuit of humor and other essays

“Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?”

Ifs Men Heart Dies Hours Sun Adventure Failure Ought Travel Shadow Casts Excuse Every Man Funny Travel Inquisitive Great Adventure Continuance

Book:The pursuit of humor and other essays

Source: The pursuit of humor and other essays

“There ought to be some sign in a book about man, that the writer knows thoroughly one man at least.”

Knows Men Book Reading Ought One Man Book Reading

Book:The pursuit of humor and other essays

Source: The pursuit of humor and other essays

“As wounded men may limp through life, so our war minds may not regain the balance of their thoughts for decades.”

Men Mind May War Balance Conflict Decades Wounded

Book:The Colby Essays: Tailor blood and other notes and comments

Source: The Colby Essays: Tailor blood and other notes and comments

“I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.”

Men Reason Found He Man Integrity Ethics Bottom Imitation

Book:Tailor blood and other notes and comments

Source: Tailor blood and other notes and comments

“If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.”

Ifs Men Effort Cities Office Intellectual Stealing Intense Triumph Mayors Suffrage Public Office Large Cities

Book:Imaginary Obligations

Source: Imaginary Obligations

“One learns little more about a man from the feats of his literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal.”

Men Littles Memories Feats Canals

Author:Frank Moore Colby

“Averageness is a quality we must put up with. Men march toward civilization in column formation, and by the time the van has learned to admire the masters the rear is drawing reluctantly away from the totem pole.”

Men Quality Masters Civilization Drawing Admire March Mediocrity Vans Columns Formation Totems

Book:The pursuit of humor and other essays

Source: The pursuit of humor and other essays

About the Author

Born: 1865
Died: 1925
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 33

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