English - Author | February 2, 1864 - July 28, 1945
Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.
Margot Asquith
LifeSymbolsSignpostsImaginative
He could not see a belt without hitting below it.
SeeWithoutBeltHeHittingCould
He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.
MindBrilliantUpHeMakesUntil
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
AmericaPityHeColumbusEver
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.
BeautyBeautifulMenPeopleRich
She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.
CakeWeddingEnoughIceWhiteShe
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.
I AmPeopleStrongThinkAmerican
Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.
GoSometimesCleverHeadBrainsHis
From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.
MenManWarHappyLovedYou
His modesty amounts to deformity.
ModestyHisDeformity
He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.
GoSometimesCleverHeadBrainsHe
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
LifeInfluenceStrongWeakEasier
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