Toad Hall

Toad Hall may refer to:

  • The fictional residence of Mr. Toad in Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows or a number of supposed inspirations for this building in England:
    • Hardwick House in Oxfordshire
    • Mapledurham House in Oxfordshire
    • Fawley Court in Buckinghamshire
  • Toad Hall, Canberra, Australia

Famous quotes containing the words toad hall, toad and/or hall:

    “Helpless, unknown, and unremembered, most human beings, however sensitive, idealistic, intelligent, go through life as passengers rather than chauffeurs. Although we may pretend that it is the chauffeur who is the social inferior ... most of us, like Toad of Toad Hall, would not mind a turn at the wheel ourselves.”
    —Ralph Harper (b. 1915)

    “Even a toad has four ounces of strength.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions.”
    —Daniel Webster (1782–1852)