Top 25 Quotes by Robert W. Service of 33 - Page 2

Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.

Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.

Winning, Saving, Easy

Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse.

Robert W. Service

Mother, Writing, Mean

His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full.

Robert W. Service

Song, Wine, Long

Robert William Service, “The Sum-Up”

I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.

Robert W. Service

Criticism, France, Intense

Then you've a hunch what the music meant . . . hunger and night and the stars.

Robert W. Service

Music, Stars, Night

Robert W. Service (2012). “Robert W. Service: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.39, Dundurn

When children's children shall talk of War as a madness that may not be; When we thank our God for our grief today, and blazon from sea to sea In the name of the Dead the banner of Peace ... that will be Victory.

Robert W. Service

Children, War, Grief

Robert William Service, “The Song Of The Pacifist”