Quotes.

Words of wisdom.

" Let not poor Nellie starve. "
Charles the second; last words.

" I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. "
Lillian Hellman ( 1907-1984 )

" All that belongs to mortals is mortal;
all things pass us by, or if not, we pass them by. "
Lucian Greek Anthology ( 125-190 )

" There are those who do not dislike wrong rumours
if they are about the right men. "
Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji c.1010

" The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste. "
Joe Orton ( 1933-1967 )

" Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain. "
Friedrich von Schiller - Die Jungfrau von Orleans 1801

" A nation only has character when it is free. "
Madame de Stael ( 1766-1817 )

" A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally. "
Peter Ustinov - Romanoff and Juliet 1956

" I don't owe a penny to a single soul - not counting tradesmen, of course. "
P G Wodehouse - My Man Jeeves and the Hard Boiled Egg 1919

" There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself,
' Do trousers really matter?' "
" The mood will pass, sir. "
P.G. Wodehouse ( 1881-1975) The Code of the Woosters

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