W. C. Sellar

Born :

December 27, 1898

Died :

June 11, 1951

To confess that you are totally Ignorant about the horse, is social suicide: you will be despised by everybody, especially the horse.

ignorant horse suicide

British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone spent his declining years trying to guess the answer to the Irish Question; unfortunately, whenever he was getting warm, the Irish secretly changed the Question.

trying history years

For every person wishing to teach there are thirty not wanting to... by W. C. Sellar

For every person wishing to teach there are thirty not wanting to be taught.

taught teaching wish

History is not what you think. It is what you can remember. by W. C. Sellar

History is not what you think. It is what you can remember.

remember thinking

When setting out on a photographic holiday, always provide yourself with two cameras, one to leave in the train going and the other to leave in the cab coming back.

holiday two travel

It is utterly forbidden to be half-hearted about gardening. You have got to love your garden whether you like it or not.

essentials garden love-you

The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa).

scotland scotch mind

The National Debt is a very Good Thing and it would be dangerous to pay it off for fear of Political Economy.

debt political pay

Do not on any account attempt to write on both sides of the paper... by W. C. Sellar

Do not on any account attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once.

examination paper writing

"I want to be a lawn." Greta Garbo. by W. C. Sellar

"I want to be a lawn." Greta Garbo.

garbo nature want

For every person who wants to teach there are approximately thirty people who don't want to learn--much.