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Famous A. P. Herbert Quotes
“For I must write to The Times tonight, and save the world from sin.”
“Let's stop somebody from doing something! Everybody does too much.”
“The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity Are constructed with considerable care.”
“A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.”
“The essence of humour is surprise; that is why you laugh when you see a joke in Punch.”
“Greenfly, it's difficult to see Why God, who made the rose, made thee.”
“Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.”
“An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected.”
“Don't let's go to the dogs tonight, For mother will be there.”
“Let's find out what everyone is doing, And then stop everyone from doing it.”
“An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.”