Facts about Henry Lawson

Occup.Writer
FromAustralia
BornJune 17, 1867
DiedSeptember 2, 1922
Aged55 years

Summary

Henry Lawson was a famous Writer from Australia, who lived between June 17, 1867 and September 2, 1922. He/she became 55 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Henry.

12 Famous quotes by Henry Lawson

Small: It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary, not one i
"It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary, not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted with a single historical fact about Australia"
Small: The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred
"The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred in, despite the singularity of its characteristics, the interest of its history, the rapidity of its advance, and the stupendous promise of its future"
Small: And opposite the bench, the dock, divided by a partition, with the women to the left and the men to the
"And opposite the bench, the dock, divided by a partition, with the women to the left and the men to the right, as it is on the stairs or the block in polite society"
Small: The Giraffe took the horses head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the rail
"The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train"
Small: On the same line of reasoning, if Australians were to be Australians, or rather if Australians were as
"On the same line of reasoning, if Australians were to be Australians, or rather if Australians were as separate from any other nation as Australia from any other land, there would be no jealousy between them on England's account"
Small: It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shames sake
"It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame's sake"
Small: Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer
"Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer"
Small: It is the same with revolution so long as the proper spirit is spreading amongst our young men, we are
"It is the same with revolution; so long as the proper spirit is spreading amongst our young men, we are satisfied that it spreads without bombast or parade"
Small: Who says Australia offers not a home for every poor Englishman, or any other countryman that finds his
"Who says Australia offers not a home for every poor Englishman, or any other countryman that finds his way to our shores? And what sort of thanks do we get for it?"
Small: We shall never be understood or respected by the English until we carry our individuality to extremes,
"We shall never be understood or respected by the English until we carry our individuality to extremes, and by asserting our independence, become of sufficient consequence in their eyes to merit a closer study than they have hitherto accorded us"
Small: Why on earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people ex
"Why on earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people"
Small: Oh, my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and
"Oh, my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and low, I'm at home and at ease on a track that I know not, And restless and lost on a road that I know"