Quote by Stephen Leacock
Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference

Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. – Stephen Leacock

Other quotes by Stephen Leacock

Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. – Stephen Leacock

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Christmas
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A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. – Stephen Leacock

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Trust
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Right now people seem to be very tentative about the positive benefits of capitalism. – Jeb Bush

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positive

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of ones voice. – Ambrose Bierce

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positive

A lot of victims, for example, have become addicted to alcohol and drugs. It seems to me that the churchs healing ministry is going to be enhanced through this in much broader strokes. Thats good, its all positive. – Roger Mahony

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positive

Why should conservationists have a positive interest in… farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. – Wendell Berry

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positive

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O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the mind, which is so restless, attain lasting peace? Krishna, the mind is restless, turbulent, powerful, violent; trying to control it is like trying to tame the wind. – Bhagavad Gita

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Spirituality

We are always doing, says he, something for posterity, but I would see posterity do something for us. – Joseph Addison

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History

Its odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isnt what you thought it was. – Shirley Henderson

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As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I need resistance to celebrate! – William James

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Books