Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.

Quote by Evelyn Waugh

Topics: Elderly Quotes

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be

If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite...

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.

Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness,...

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness,...

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or...

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or...

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard

The real test of good manners is to be able to put up with bad...

The real test of good manners is to be able to put up with bad...

Manners are more important than laws and upon them, to a great deal, the law...

Manners are more important than laws and upon them, to a great deal, the law...

He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind,...

He had the uneasy manner of a man who is not among his own kind,...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...