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Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: The terrible newly imported American doctrine that everyone

The terrible newly imported American doctrine that everyone ought to do something. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: We attended stables, as we attended church, in

We attended stables, as we attended church, in our best clothes, thereby no doubt showing the degree of respect due to horses. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: The Rich Man's Banquet, which was to last

The Rich Man's Banquet, which was to last for a decade, had now begun: the feast, it was recognised, went to the greediest. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Peter Jennings: [President Bush should] quit hiding behind the Secret

[President Bush should] quit hiding behind the Secret Service, come out and face the nation and explain his failure to protect the country. — Peter Jennings

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: The artist, like the idiot or clown, sits

The artist, like the idiot or clown, sits on the edge of the world, and a push may send him over it. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: My education [takes place] during the holidays from

My education [takes place] during the holidays from Eton. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: For forty days he went out into the

For forty days he went out into the desert - and never shot anything [on Jesus] — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: I have always said that if I were

I have always said that if I were a rich man, I would employ a professional praiser. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's

Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try it on the cat. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: For Poetry is the wisdom of the blood,That

For Poetry is the wisdom of the blood,That scarlet tree within, which has the powerTo make dull words bud forth and burst in flower. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By P.G. Wodehouse: Osbert Mulliner was simply unequal to the task

Osbert Mulliner was simply unequal to the task of tackling cavemen. — P.G. Wodehouse

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: A golf course outside a big town serves

A golf course outside a big town serves an excellent purpose in that it segregates, as though a concentration camp, all the idle and idiot well-to-do. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: Hell has a climate, but no situation. It

Hell has a climate, but no situation. It lies in the spirit, and not in space. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Bernard Cornwell: Some mothers soften their sons, but Osbert was

Some mothers soften their sons, but Osbert was motherless and I had raised him hard because a man must be hard. The world is filled with enemies. — Bernard Cornwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Lancaster: Architecture may be frozen music, but it melts.

Architecture may be frozen music, but it melts. — Osbert Lancaster

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: Everywhere men have unlocked the prisoners within, and

Everywhere men have unlocked the prisoners within, and from under the disguising skins the apes have leapt joyfully out. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Jus Accardo: All these places I want to go don't

All these places I want to go don't exist without you. All my goals come from one place. You. You are my biggest goal. That's not wrong, is it? — Jus Accardo

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Lancaster: Although very few people are actually called upon

Although very few people are actually called upon to live in palaces a very large number are unwilling to admit the fact. — Osbert Lancaster

Osbert Quotes By Pindar: My soul, do not seek eternal life, but

My soul, do not seek eternal life, but exhaust the realm of the possible. — Pindar

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: It is fatal to be appreciated in one's

It is fatal to be appreciated in one's own time. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Lancaster: Eccentricity, to be socially acceptable, had still to

Eccentricity, to be socially acceptable, had still to have at least four or five generations of inbreeding behind it. — Osbert Lancaster

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Lancaster: A household where a total unawareness of the

A household where a total unawareness of the world of ideas not only existed but was regarded as a matter for congratulation. — Osbert Lancaster

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: In reality, killing time is only the name

In reality, killing time is only the name for another of the multifarious ways by which Time kills us. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Sitwell: Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry

Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us. — Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Quotes By Trisha Telep: There is no difference 'twixt you and 'twixt

There is no difference 'twixt you and 'twixt me, save that one stands and one sits when we pee. — Trisha Telep

Osbert Quotes By Edith Hamilton: We hold there is no worse enemy to

We hold there is no worse enemy to a state than he who keeps the law in his own hands. — Edith Hamilton

Osbert Quotes By Osbert Lancaster: The boredom occasioned by too much restraint is

The boredom occasioned by too much restraint is always preferable to that produced by an uncontrolled enthusiasm for a pointless variety. — Osbert Lancaster