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Max Beerbohm quotes

English Actor August 24, 1872 – May 20, 1956

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One is taught to refrain from irony, because mankind does tend to take it literally. In the hearing of the gods, who hear all, it is conversely unsage to make a simple and direct statement. So what is one to do? The dilema needs a whole volume to itself. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "People who insist on telling their dreams are among the..."
People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "A hundred eyes were fixed on her, and half as many hearts lost..."
A hundred eyes were fixed on her, and half as many hearts lost to her. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "Most women are not as young as they are painted."
Most women are not as young as they are painted. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "For people who like that kind of thing, this is the kind of..."
For people who like that kind of thing, this is the kind of thing they like. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes..."
I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows of the soul. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul."
When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "We must stop talking about the American dream and start..."
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "No fine work can be done without concentration and..."
No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "Nobody ever died of laughter."
Nobody ever died of laughter. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter."
Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great..."
One might well say that mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "No Roman ever was able to say, 'I dined last night with the..."
No Roman ever was able to say, 'I dined last night with the Borgias'. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests."
Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests. Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm quote: "To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with..."
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. Max Beerbohm

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