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H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: His modesty amounts to deformity.

His modesty amounts to deformity. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: Of all human troubles the most hateful is

Of all human troubles the most hateful is to feel that you have the capacity of power and yet you have no field to excercise it. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: The army will hear nothing of politics from

The army will hear nothing of politics from me and in return I expect to hear nothing of politics from the army. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: [To Jean Harlow, who repeatedly mispronounced her first

[To Jean Harlow, who repeatedly mispronounced her first name:] No, no, Jean. The t is silent, as in Harlow. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Ros Asquith: Slinky as a lynx, hot as pepper, cool

Slinky as a lynx, hot as pepper, cool as rain, dry as smoke. There's considerably more to her than staying sexy at 60. — Ros Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: [To her host upon leaving a party:] Don't

[To her host upon leaving a party:] Don't think it hasn't been charming, because it hasn't. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: The spirit is an inward flame; a lamp

The spirit is an inward flame; a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: You can do something with talent, but nothing

You can do something with talent, but nothing with genius ... — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: She tells enough white lies to ice a

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Truthfulness with me is hardly a virtue. I

Truthfulness with me is hardly a virtue. I cannot discriminate between truths that and those that don't need to be told. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: I was born in the country of Hogg

I was born in the country of Hogg and Scott between the Yarrow and the Tweed, in the year 1864. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Arthur Balfour: Herbert Asquith's clarity is a great liability because

Herbert Asquith's clarity is a great liability because he has nothing to say. — Arthur Balfour

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: It is easier to influence strong than weak

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: Greatness is a zigzag streak of lightning in

Greatness is a zigzag streak of lightning in the brain. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: He could never see a belt without hitting

He could never see a belt without hitting below it. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: He could not see a belt without hitting

He could not see a belt without hitting below it. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: [On Austen Chamberlain:] He is more loyal to

[On Austen Chamberlain:] He is more loyal to his friends than to his convictions. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: She spends her day powdering her face till

She spends her day powdering her face till she looks like a bled pig. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: I have always wanted to be a man,

I have always wanted to be a man, if only for the reason that I would like to have gauged the value of my intellect. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: There is no more striking illustration of the

There is no more striking illustration of the immobility of British institutions than the House of Commons. Herbert — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: The power to love what is purely abstract

The power to love what is purely abstract is given to few. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: I have no face, only two profiles clapped

I have no face, only two profiles clapped together. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: When our new armies are ready it seems

When our new armies are ready it seems folly to send them to Flanders, where they will chew barbed wire, or be wasted in futile frontal attacks. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: The announcement that you are going to tell

The announcement that you are going to tell a good story (and the chuckle that precedes it) is always a dangerous opening. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: My dear old friend King George V told

My dear old friend King George V told me he would never have died but for that vile doctor, Lord Dawson of Penn. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: He has a brilliant mind until he makes

He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: All I can say about my mind is

All I can say about my mind is that, like a fire carefully laid by a good housemaid, it is one that any match will light ... — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: There is nothing more perplexing in life than

There is nothing more perplexing in life than to know at what point you should surrender your intellect to your faith. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies,

The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Although I am not stupid, the mathematical side

Although I am not stupid, the mathematical side of my brain is like dumb notes upon a damaged piano. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Too much brilliance has its disadvantages, and misplaced

Too much brilliance has its disadvantages, and misplaced wit may raise a laugh, but often beheads a topic of profound interest. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: My sort of looks are of the kind

My sort of looks are of the kind that bore me when I see them on other people. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America,

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By D.H. Lawrence: I like to write when I feel spiteful.

I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.
(Letter to Cynthia Asquith, November 1913) — D.H. Lawrence

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: It is not dying, but living, that is

It is not dying, but living, that is a preparation for Death. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Till I see money spent on the betterment

Till I see money spent on the betterment of man instead of on his idleness and destruction, I shall not believe in any perfect form of government ... — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: [Jean Harlow] 'Say - aren't you Margot Asquith?'

[Jean Harlow] 'Say - aren't you Margot Asquith?' (pronouncing the hard 't')
[Margot Asquith] 'Yes Dear, But the 't' is silent, as in Harlow. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: At 50, don't let aging get you down.

At 50, don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up. Happy 50th birthday. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Bonar Law: Asquith, when drunk, can make a better speech

Asquith, when drunk, can make a better speech than any of us when sober. — Bonar Law

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: The capacity to suffer varies more than anything

The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: If Kitchener was not a great man, he

If Kitchener was not a great man, he was, at least, a great poster. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: [On spiritualism:] I always knew the living talked

[On spiritualism:] I always knew the living talked rot, but it's nothing to the rot the dead talk. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Rumor is untraceable, incalculable, and infectious.

Rumor is untraceable, incalculable, and infectious. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: I do not say I was ever what

I do not say I was ever what I would call "plain," but I have the sort of face that bores me when I see it on other people. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Cynthia Asquith: Oh why was I born for this time?

Oh why was I born for this time? Before one is thirty to know more dead than living people. — Cynthia Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: Youth would be an ideal state if it

Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: I can honestly say that I have never

I can honestly say that I have never had a more bitter disappointment. — H. H. Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his

Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head. — Margot Asquith

H H Asquith Quotes By H. H. Asquith: The War office kept three sets of figures

The War office kept three sets of figures - one to mislead the public, another to mislead the cabinet and the third to mislead itself. — H. H. Asquith