Maxioms by Margot Asquith
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.
She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.
There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man read more
There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man is difficult to find, and it needs /apart from discernment /a certain greatness to find him.
Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people read more
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.
No one ever pruned me. If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from read more
No one ever pruned me. 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.
