Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Max Beerbohm Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Aug 24, 1872
  • Died: May 20, 1956

Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist best known today for his 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson.

You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men. sympathy

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving. best

Most women are not as young as they are painted. women

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. nature

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. teacher

To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature. nature

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. dreams

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. dreams

There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success. failure & success

When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul. art

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