Will Cuppy cytaty

Jacob William „Will” Cuppy – amerykański komik, pisarz, satyryk i krytyk literacki.

✵ 23. Sierpień 1884 – 19. Wrzesień 1949
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Will Cuppy cytaty

„Jeżeli zwierzę coś zrobi, nazywamy to instynktem, jeżeli zrobi to człowiek, nazywamy to inteligencją.”

If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence. (ang.)

Will Cuppy: Cytaty po angielsku

“[Footnote] He [Alexander] was often extremely brutal to his captives, whom he sold into slavery, tortured to death, or forced to learn Greek.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part II: Ancient Greeks and Worse, Alexander the Great

“Her early years were very unhappy, and she decided she would have a good time if she ever got a chance. Later on, she overdid it a little.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part IV: A Few Greats, Catherine the Great

“Whenever he [Charlemagne] decided to help somebody's morals, people would bury their small change and hide in the swamps and forests.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part III: Strange Bedfellows, Charlemagne

“All Modern Men are descended from a Wormlike creature but it shows more on some people.”

The Modern Man
How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes (1931)

“He [Khufu] had discovered the fact that if you tell somebody to do something, nine times out of ten he will do it.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part I: It Seems There Were Two Egyptians, Cheops, or Khufu

“If the Pilgrims were looking for freedom of conscience, they came to just the right place. In America, everybody's conscience is unusually free.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part VI: Now We're Getting Somewhere, Miles Standish

“Ah, well! We live and learn, or, anyway, we live.”

The Hermit's Emergency Shelf
How to Be a Hermit (1929)

“And he [Hannibal] probably believed, up to the very end, that everything might still come out right if he only had a few you-know-whats.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part II: Ancient Greeks and Worse, Hannibal

“The Romans were stern and dignified, living hard, frugal lives and adhering to the traditional Latin virtues, gravitas, pietas, simplicitas, and adultery.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part II: Ancient Greeks and Worse, Hannibal

“They [the Pilgrim Fathers] believed in freedom of thought for themselves and for all other people who believed exactly as they did.”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part VI: Now We're Getting Somewhere, Miles Standish

“Montezuma had a weak and vacillating nature. He never knew what to do next. [Footnote: He had the courage of his convictions, but he had no convictions. ]”

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part VI: Now We're Getting Somewhere, Montezuma