The Son of Tarzan Quotes

“It is a characteristic of the weak and criminal to attribute to others the misfortunes that are the result of their own wickedness.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Son of Tarzan

“... but life would be very miserable indeed were I to spend it in terror of the thing that has not yet happened.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Son of Tarzan

“Those who know say that the most painful punishment that can be inflicted upon an adult male, short of injuring him, is a good, old fashioned shaking.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Son of Tarzan

“But the wireless," asked Momulla. "What has the wireless to do with our remaining here?" "Oh yes," replied Gust, scratching his head. He was wondering if the Maori were really so ignorant as to believe the preposterous lie he was about to unload upon him. "Oh yes! You see every warship is equipped with what they call a wireless apparatus. It lets them talk to other ships hundreds of miles away, and it lets them listen to all that is said on these other ships.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Son of Tarzan

“...and also with sufficient good judgment to appreciate that while he might enjoy the contemplation of his superiority to the masses, there was little likelihood of the masses being equally entranced by the same cause.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Son of Tarzan

“but life would be very miserable indeed were I to spend it in terror of the thing that has not yet happened.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, Son of Tarzan