Thomas William Hodgson Crosland Quotes

• The morning stars sang together. And a person of delicate ear and nice judgment discussed the singing at length, and showed how and wherein one star differed from another, and which was great and which was not. And still the morning stars sang together.

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

  Morning, Stars, Nice

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1907). “Little Stories”

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• They decided that all liars should be whipped.
  And a man came along and told them the truth.
  And they hanged him.

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

  Truth, Liars, Men

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1908). “Little stings”

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• "You know that it is quite preposterous of you to chase rainbows," said the sane person to the poet. "Yet it would be rather beautiful if I did one day manage to catch one," mused the poet.

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

  Beautiful, Science, Rainbow

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1907). “Little Stories”

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• The fool rushed to certain conclusions.
  The middling man approached them warily, and with circumspection.
  And the wise man, perceiving them from afar, decided to go round another way.

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

  Wise, Men, Afar

  Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1908). “Little stings”

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