Quote by Stephen Leacock

It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required.

It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. Th

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker is referring to consuming alcohol as a source of courage. They compare the act of riding a horse, which requires physical bravery, to the act of drinking alcohol to gain courage. The speaker humorously states that they acquire this courage from alcohol at a low cost and consume it only when needed, implying that they rely on it sporadically. The quote highlights the individual's unconventional way of boosting their confidence and hints at a somewhat precarious or unpredictable approach to facing challenges.

Topics

Courage

By Stephen Leacock

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Male egos require constant stroking. Every task is an achiev

Male egos require constant stroking. Every task is an achievement, every success epic. That is why women cook, but men are chefs: we make cheese on toast, they produce .

Truth Humor Funny Gender Stereotypes

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

George Bancroft

Beauty

Them as can do has to do for them as can't. And someone has

Them as can do has to do for them as can't. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.

Terry Pratchett

Responsibility

When the three branches of government have failed to represe

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

Government

I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Isra

I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I do not pat myself on the shoulder. I get up in the morning full of energy to fulfill my mission.

Deception/lying

Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.

Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.

Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the

Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the circle or community in which the man's life happens to be placed. It shows how much good men require of us.

Henry Ward Beecher, Life of Thou

Morals

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. P

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.

Fear

Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can w

Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can with the cards you're dealt.

On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If i

On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase.

Change

The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a differ

The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Opinion

I love nerds. Comic-Con junkies are the tastemakers of tomor

I love nerds. Comic-Con junkies are the tastemakers of tomorrow. Isn't that funny? The tables have turned.

Funny