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Top 160 James Thurber Quotes (2026 Update)
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James Thurber Quote: “Hens embarrass me; owls disturb me; if I am with an eagle I always pretend that I am not with an eagle...”

151. “Hens embarrass me; owls disturb me; if I am with an eagle I always pretend that I am not with an eagle...”

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James Thurber Quote: “The cold Duke was afraid of Now, for Now has warmth and urgency, and Then is dead and buried.”

152. “The cold Duke was afraid of Now, for Now has warmth and urgency, and Then is dead and buried.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “I won’t be listed and labeled or tabbed and tagged,” said Clode. “If I want a book, I’ll get a book.”

153. “I won’t be listed and labeled or tabbed and tagged,” said Clode. “If I want a book, I’ll get a book.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “This heavish sweety fragrance,’ Thag muttered to himself, ‘that rises, or that roses, isn’t fit for human noses, and it tricks the minds of men. Three times two is eight,’ he said, ’and one is ten.”

154. “This heavish sweety fragrance,’ Thag muttered to himself, ‘that rises, or that roses, isn’t fit for human noses, and it tricks the minds of men. Three times two is eight,’ he said, ’and one is ten.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “The Duke is lamer than I am old, and I am shorter than he is cold, but it comes to you with some surprise that I am wiser than he is wise.”

155. “The Duke is lamer than I am old, and I am shorter than he is cold, but it comes to you with some surprise that I am wiser than he is wise.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “Man has always assumed that his is the highest form of life in the universe. There is, of course, nothing at all with which to sustain this view.”

156. “Man has always assumed that his is the highest form of life in the universe. There is, of course, nothing at all with which to sustain this view.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “On his misfit globe he has outlasted the mammoth and the pterodactyl, but he has never got the upper hand of bacteria and the insects.”

157. “On his misfit globe he has outlasted the mammoth and the pterodactyl, but he has never got the upper hand of bacteria and the insects.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “It is more dangerous to strong-arm life than to embrace it.”

158. “It is more dangerous to strong-arm life than to embrace it.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “Laugh and the world laughs with you, love and you love alone.”

159. “Laugh and the world laughs with you, love and you love alone.”

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James Thurber Quote: “When I was a young writer, I liked to imagine that I was paying someone for every word I wrote, rather than being paid for it; it was a fine way to discipline myself to use only those words I needed.”

160. “When I was a young writer, I liked to imagine that I was paying someone for every word I wrote, rather than being paid for it; it was a fine way to discipline myself to use only those words I needed.”

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James Thurber Quote: “A soft finger touched his shoulder and he turned to see a little man smiling in the moonlight. He wore an indescribable hat, his eyes were wide and astonished, as if everything were happening for the first time, and he had a dark describable beard.”

161. “A soft finger touched his shoulder and he turned to see a little man smiling in the moonlight. He wore an indescribable hat, his eyes were wide and astonished, as if everything were happening for the first time, and he had a dark describable beard.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “Now, taking books, or anything else, from a little girl is like taking arms from an Arab, or candy from a baby...”

162. “Now, taking books, or anything else, from a little girl is like taking arms from an Arab, or candy from a baby...”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “Dius gre gling minus gress” meant “Odious ogre ogling ominous ogress,” but only scholars knew it.”

163. “Dius gre gling minus gress” meant “Odious ogre ogling ominous ogress,” but only scholars knew it.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “I trust that this collection of pieces will prove that I ave not become, at sixty six going on fifty, as one friend of mine gallantly put it, completely lugubrious.”

164. “I trust that this collection of pieces will prove that I ave not become, at sixty six going on fifty, as one friend of mine gallantly put it, completely lugubrious.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “He would say to a suitor, “What is the difference in the length of my legs?” and if the youth replied, “Why, one is shorter than the other,” the Duke would run him through with the sword he carried in his swordcane and feed him to the geese. The suitor was supposed to say, “Why, one is longer than the other.”

165. “He would say to a suitor, “What is the difference in the length of my legs?” and if the youth replied, “Why, one is shorter than the other,” the Duke would run him through with the sword he carried in his swordcane and feed him to the geese. The suitor was supposed to say, “Why, one is longer than the other.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “Lately, I have been wondering if there is time left for daydreaming in this 21st-century world of constant communication. Or are we held hostage by our fascination and focus on small, lighted screens seemingly glued to the palms of our hands?”

166. “Lately, I have been wondering if there is time left for daydreaming in this 21st-century world of constant communication. Or are we held hostage by our fascination and focus on small, lighted screens seemingly glued to the palms of our hands?”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “Seeing is deceiving. It’s eating that’s believing.”

167. “Seeing is deceiving. It’s eating that’s believing.”

— James Thurber

James Thurber Quote: “It’s an agent of the devil, sent to punish evildoers for having done less evil than they should.”

168. “It’s an agent of the devil, sent to punish evildoers for having done less evil than they should.”

— James Thurber

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