W.H. Davies Quotes

The world is now too small for anything but brotherhood.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

The only time I feel at ease is swinging up and down in a coconut tree.

We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and here which would widen our world.

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.

My life has been one long descent into respectability.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

It will be in the convergence of evolutionary biology, developmental biology and cancer biology that the answer to cancer will lie. Nor will this confluence be a one-way street.

When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't.

I cannot imagine any boy of spirit who would not be delighted to play a drunkard even to vomiting in front of his Sunday school. Indeed, the vomiting might be the chief attraction of the role.

The thing about lucid dreams is that it's not like the real world where you are constrained by all sorts of things, including the laws of physics - you can do magic.

It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee system.

There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.

Life is just a chance to grow a soul.

A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.

Life is wonderful, so revel in its beauty. Be all you can be, and let go of the past. It is nothing but shadows.

Good rock music always tends to be around.

I really stay busy [in retirement]. I often have to cancel my golf games on the weekends to go play in tennis tournaments.

If you are a garden plant you are regarded; well regarded, just as long as you stay in the garden.

It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.

I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone.

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

A man must be obedient to the promptings of his innermost heart.

Art is wine and experience is the brandy we distill from it.

Now shall I walk or shall I ride? 'Ride,' Pleasure said; 'Walk,' Joy replied.

Lukic saved with his foot, which is all part of the goalkeeper's arm.

He would, wouldn't he?

Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue; sometimes it is a deeply shared silence.

The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose.

The dog is a yes-animal. Very popular with people who can't afford a yes man.

I'm the mirror to your mood, you hate me and I hate you.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

[To W.R. Hearst:] Love is not always created at the altar. Love doesn't need a wedding ring.

Learn to be positive, it's your only chance.

You are worthy of love and respect. You are beautiful, gifted, and intelligent. Don't let the storm make you forget it.

In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.

All mothers think their children are oaks, but the world never lacks for cabbages.

Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff.

Self destroyer, wreck your health, destroy friends, destroy yourself. The time device of self destruction, lies, confusion, start eruption.

On the whole, we treat the Devil shamefully, and the worse we treat Him the more He laughs at us.

This is the Great Theatre of Life. Admission is free, but the taxation is mortal. You come when you can, and leave when you must. The show is continuous. Goodnight.

Love affairs are for emotional sprinters; the pleasures of love are for the emotional marathoners.

No matter where the body is, the mind is free to go elsewhere.

Everybody needs some inspiration, Everybody needs some motivation, mix it up with some imagination, and use your natural gifts.

He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.

I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.