Margot Asquith Quotes

“She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.”

“Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.”

“It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.”

“Lloyd George could not see a belt without hitting below it.”

“Greatness is a zigzag streak of lightning in the brain.”

“The spirit of man is an inward flame a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.”

“You should read it though there is much that is skip-worthy.”

“If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.”

“There are some people that you cannot change you must either swallow them whole or leave them alone.”

“It is sometimes the man who opens the door who is the last to enter the room.”