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Haliburton, Thomas C. quotes

1796-1865 Canadian Jurist Author


Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Failure

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Hope

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Power

When a man is wrong and won t admit it, he always gets angry.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Men

Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Names

Punctuality is the soul of business.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Punctuality

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Character

No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Economy and Economics

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Contentment

Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Haliburton, Thomas C.
Argument