Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.
From Margot Asquith
Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.
She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.
It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.
He could not see a belt without hitting below it.
Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.
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