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

His modesty amounts to deformity. — Margot Asquith

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

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

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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: The Almighty is a wonderful handicapper: He will

The Almighty is a wonderful handicapper: He will not give us everything. — Margot Asquith

Margot Asquith Quotes By Margot Asquith: If you have been sunned through and through

If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat. — Margot Asquith

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

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

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life. — Margot Asquith

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

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

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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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

Margot 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