“Most women are not as young as they are painted.”
– Max Beerbohm
“As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.”
– Max Beerbohm
“You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.”
– Max Beerbohm
“There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.”
– Max Beerbohm
“It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.”
– Max Beerbohm
“To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.”
– Max Beerbohm
“There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.”
– Max Beerbohm
“People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.”
– Max Beerbohm
“We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.”
– Max Beerbohm
“To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.”
– Max Beerbohm
“When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.”
– Max Beerbohm