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A.P. Herbert quotes: For I must write to The Times tonight, and save the world from sin.

For I must write to The Times tonight, and save the world from sin.

A.P. Herbert quotes: A highbrow is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.

A highbrow is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.

A.P. Herbert quotes: The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity Are constructed with considerable care.

The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity Are constructed with considerable care.

A.P. Herbert quotes: The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time.

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time.

A.P. Herbert quotes: An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected.

An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected.

A.P. Herbert quotes: Greenfly, it's difficult to see Why God, who made the rose, made thee.

Greenfly, it's difficult to see Why God, who made the rose, made thee.

A.P. Herbert quotes: People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

A.P. Herbert quotes: The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.

A.P. Herbert quotes: Holy Mother we do believe,That without sin Thou didst conceive;May we now in Thee believing,Also sin without conceiving.

Holy Mother we do believe,
That without sin Thou didst conceive;
May we now in Thee believing,
Also sin without conceiving.

A.P. Herbert quotes: The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure-the figure of 'The Reasonable Man'.

The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure-the figure of 'The Reasonable Man'.

A.P. Herbert quotes: As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to say Is good enough for me.

As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to say Is good enough for me.

A.P. Herbert quotes: This high official, all allow, is grossly overpaid; there wasn't any Board, and now there isn't any Trade.

This high official, all allow, is grossly overpaid; there wasn't any Board, and now there isn't any Trade.

A.P. Herbert quotes: Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.

Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.

A.P. Herbert quotes: The essence of humour is surprise; that is why you laugh when you see a joke in Punch.

The essence of humour is surprise; that is why you laugh when you see a joke in Punch.

A.P. Herbert quotes: Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.

Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.

A.P. Herbert quotes: Don't let's go to the dogs tonight, For mother will be there.

Don't let's go to the dogs tonight, For mother will be there.

A.P. Herbert quotes: The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep

The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep

A.P. Herbert quotes: Let's stop somebody from doing something! Everybody does too much.

Let's stop somebody from doing something! Everybody does too much.

A.P. Herbert quotes: I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.

I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.