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

Quote by Harold Nicolson

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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.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

When I was your age, television was called books.

When I was your age, television was called books.

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough...

Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I...

Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I...

Somewhere in the brain of every prima donna there is a deep craving for security...

Somewhere in the brain of every prima donna there is a deep craving for security...

Someone asked someone who was about my age: How are you? The answer was, Fine....

Someone asked someone who was about my age: How are you? The answer was, Fine....

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of...

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety, other women cloy.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety, other women cloy.

I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth-I only regret, in...

I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth-I only regret, in...

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to...

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to...

All I know is that you love me...in my dreams.

All I know is that you love me...in my dreams.