We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.

Quote by Harold Nicolson

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Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow...

Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow...

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts

When I look back upon the more than sixty years that I have spent on...

When I look back upon the more than sixty years that I have spent on...

The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man...

The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man...

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and...

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and...

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish...

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish...

Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow...

Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow...

We tried not to age, but Time had its rage.

We tried not to age, but Time had its rage.

We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are...

We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are...

In the middle ages, people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century they...

In the middle ages, people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century they...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars...

Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech, and speech is...

Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech, and speech is...

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting...

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting...

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.

After 12 years, the old butterflies came back. Well, I guess at my age you...

After 12 years, the old butterflies came back. Well, I guess at my age you...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.

The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.

Young men soon give, and soon forget affronts, Old age is slow in both.

Young men soon give, and soon forget affronts, Old age is slow in both.

How the hell should I know? Most of the people my age are dead. You...

How the hell should I know? Most of the people my age are dead. You...

I'm so old they've canceled my blood type.

I'm so old they've canceled my blood type.

To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to...

To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to...