A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
- Robert Charles Benchley
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The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
- Robert Benchley
For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.
- Robert Charles Benchley
I received the following from someone who refers to herself only as Fran K, which, given my recent experiences with university adminstration, has the right Kafakesque overtones. I publish it in the hope that others may learn from our joint experiences... someday.
Lord Viscount Monckton of Benchley, it turns out, really is a "swivel-eyed maniac". Or at least it is a fair thing to say.
An animal that will happily gobble down treats from any random stranger, and gleefully hump any leg that stands still long enough teaches a boy 'fidelity'? Where do you find these gems, Coturnix?