Famous Max Beerbohm Quotes

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
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People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.
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We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.
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To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.
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It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.
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You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.
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As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.
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There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.
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