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Herbert Beerbohm Tree
9 quotes
“People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Importance of Humour in Tragedy: Presidential Address Delivered at the Birmingham Midland Institute, 1915", Nothing Matters, and Other Stories (1917) p. 207.
“Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remembered by Alexander Woollcott in his Shouts and Murmurs (1922) p. 87.
“A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Max Beerbohm in Hebert Beerbohm Tree: Some Memories of Him and of His Art Collected by Max Beerbohm (1920).
“My poor fellow, why not carry a watch?”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every man is a potential genius until he does something.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humour: he will always use it in evidence against you.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is difficult to live up to one's posters…When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It depends on each and every one of me.”
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source