Mortimer Collins Quotes & Sayings

Life and the Universe show spontaneity;Down with ridiculous notions of Deity!Churches and creeds are lost in the mists;Truth must be sought with the Positivists. — Mortimer Collins

O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate, Through the long furrow drave the ploughshare straight. — Mortimer Collins

Hypochondriacs squander large sums of time in search of nostrums by which they vainly hope they may get more time to squander. — Mortimer Collins

There was an ape in the days that were earlier, Centuries passed and his hair became curlier; Centuries more gave a thumb to his wrist - Then he was a Man and a Positivist. — Mortimer Collins

Death a friend that alone can bring the peace his treasures cannot purchase, and remove the pain his physicians cannot cure. — Mortimer Collins

There are two classes of men; those who are content to yield to circumstances and who play whist; those who aim to control circumstances, and who play Chess — Mortimer Collins

The true way to render age vigorous is to prolong the youth of the mind. — Mortimer Collins