Stephen Leacock Quotes


There is an old motto that runs, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This is nonsense. It ought to read, "If at first you don't succeed, quit, quit at once."


Citations

Leacock, Stephen. Literary Lapses. Gazette Printing Company, 1910.

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Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock
  • Born: December 30, 1869
  • Died: March 28, 1944
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: Economist

Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock FRSC was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. Between the years 1915 and 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world. He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people's follies.