1796-1865, Canadian Jurist, Author
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Contentment]
Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Failure]
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Argument]
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Hope]
Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Names]
No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Economy and Economics]
Punctuality is the soul of business.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Punctuality]
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Character]
When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Men]
Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.
Thomas C. Haliburton – [Power]