She has been kissed as often as a police-court Bible, and by much the same class of people.
Insults Quotes
When they circumcised him they threw away the wrong bit. (on his Liberal Party colleague Sir Herbert Samuel)
She was a large woman who seemed not so much dressed as upholstered.
A viper stung a Cappadocian’s hide, and poisoned by his blood that instant died.
(On the ‘woolly-bearded poet’ Sturge Moore) A sheep in sheep’s clothing.
“Perfectly Scandalous” was one of those plays in which all of the actors unfortunately enunciated very clearly.
He would make a lovely corpse.
The way to procure insults is to submit to them. A man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
Why are we honoring this man? Have we run out of human beings?
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity? If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, it would be a calamity. (on William Gladstone)
