17 W. H. Davies Quotes for You to Enjoy

W. H. Davies

Welsh Poet

Born: Jul 3, 1871

Died: Sep 26, 1940

Good Life Long Man Me Time

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Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was going to be when he grew up. Of course I expected to hear him say a sailor, a soldier, a hunter, or something else that seems heroic to childhood, and I was very much surprised when he answered innocently, 'A man.' W. H. Davies

Alone Man Heroic Else Innocently Saw Soldier Say Mood Hunter Fine Seems Something Something Else He Road Spoke Him Course Boy Answered Sailor Surprised Hear Up Very Expected Going Childhood Being Grew Little Much Asking Whom Playing

It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues. W. H. Davies

Birth Gave Hues Left Lovely Thee Her Rainbow

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare? W. H. Davies

Life Time Care No Time Stand Full Stare

As long as I love Beauty I am young. W. H. Davies

Love Long Beauty Young Am

Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue enable them to often attain their ends where others fail, and they succeed where the natives starve. W. H. Davies

Good Invention Starve Others Resource Fraternity High Attain Fail Make Enable Beggars America Often Ends Where Natives Esteem Succeed Them Held Originality Tongue

There is quite a large clan of Scotties among American beggars. He is a good beggar for the simple reason that he is a good talker. Almost every Scotch beggar I met in the States of America was inclined to be talkative, and yet they all managed to conceal their private affairs. W. H. Davies

Good Simple Met Every States Clan Simple Reason He Conceal Almost Talkative Talker Affairs Private Beggar Beggars Scotch America American Quite Reason Large Inclined Among

It is not altogether shyness that now makes me unsuccessful in company. Sometimes it is a state of mind that is three parts meditation, that will not free the thoughts until their attendant trains are prepared to follow them. W. H. Davies

But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. W. H. Davies

Me Strange Cats Cannot Near Sleep

It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men. W. H. Davies

Time Me Men Power Impress Gone Most Always Been Wonder Where Cannot Ordinary Conversational Ordinary Men Present Present Time

My impression of Americans from the beginning is of the best, and I have never since had cause to alter my mind. They are a kind, sympathetic race of people and naturally proud of their country. W. H. Davies

Best People Cause Mind Country Beginning Kind Never Had Since Alter Proud Impression American Race Naturally Sympathetic

Summer boarders often left clothes behind, and of what use were they to the landladies, for no rag-and-bone man ever called at their houses. The truth of the matter was that in less than a week I was well dressed from head to foot, all of these things being voluntary offerings, when in quest of eatables. W. H. Davies

We were determined to be in the fashion, and to visit the various delightful watering places on Long Island Sound. Of course, it would be necessary to combine business with pleasure and pursue our calling as beggars. W. H. Davies

Fashion Business Long Watering Our Pleasure Visit Would Would-Be Determined Various Long Island Pursue Delightful Combine Calling Course Island Sound Were Beggars Places Necessary

I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than see animals in strife. W. H. Davies

Good Walk Men Animals Strife Would See Rather Like Know Scientific Than Hands Use Miles Who Twenty

It was a proof of Welsh good nature: so long as I had a friend that knew and could introduce me, the whole Welsh people would do anything to entertain, and would even neglect their business to do so. But as a stranger in Wales, it is difficult to break through their suspicion and mistrust. W. H. Davies

Good Nature Me Business People Long Difficult Neglect Entertain Good Nature Introduce Would Proof Could Through Had Knew Mistrust Welsh Friend Wales Suspicion Anything Break Stranger Whole Even

I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation. W. H. Davies

Conversation Water Thought Long Society Enough Prolonged Silent More Because Brain Than Hold Cannot Again Dislike

I had made up my mind to find a woman to share my life: one who would leave London altogether and go with me into the green country and be satisfied. W. H. Davies

Life Me Woman Mind Made My Life Country Satisfied Would Find London Had Share Altogether Leave Go Up Green Who

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