Clifton Fadiman Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Clifton Fadiman quotes, Clifton Fadiman sayings, and Clifton Fadiman proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. Clifton Fadiman
To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. Clifton Fadiman
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention. Clifton Fadiman
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. Clifton Fadiman
By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but I knew how to try to become one. Clifton Fadiman
To feel at home, stay at home. Clifton Fadiman
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed. Clifton Fadiman
Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality. Clifton Fadiman
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. Clifton Fadiman
A cheese may disappoint. It may be dull, it may be naive, it may be oversophisticated. Yet it remains cheese, milk's leap toward immortality. Clifton Fadiman
Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality. Clifton Fadiman
Liquor is not a necessity. It is a means of momentarily sidestepping necessity. Clifton Fadiman
The man who attracts luck carries with him the magnet of preparation. Clifton Fadiman
When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. Clifton Fadiman
When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. Clifton Fadiman
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention. Clifton Fadiman
My son is seven years old. I am fifty-four. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be his pal, I want to be a father. Clifton Fadiman
When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. Clifton Fadiman
We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be merely that the utterer has forgotten its source. Clifton Fadiman