Creative Quotations from Thomas C. Haliburton (1796-1865)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Thomas C. Haliburton
(1796-1865) born on Dec 17

Canadian "jurist, homespun philospher, author". "He created Sam Slick, a resourceful Yankee clock peddler and cracker-barrel philosopher of human nature who appears in "The Clockmaker," 1836-40."

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

"Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence."

"Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive."

"When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he always gets angry."

Punctuality is the soul of business.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
R:	"In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."
A:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N:	"In "Poor Man's College Quotations Collection," ed. Sidney Madwed, AAPEX software, 1994."
K:	""Sam Slick's Wise Saws," ch. 3, 1853."