Wont Quotes

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

A man's mind is wont to tell him more than seven watchmen sitting in a tower.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.

If men are wont to play with swearing anywhere, can we expect they should be serious and strict therein at the bar or in the church.