Margot Asquith Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.”

“She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.”

“He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.”

“He could not see a belt without hitting below it.”

“His modesty amounts to deformity.”

“What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.”

“Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.”

“Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.”

“It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.”

“He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.”