Hebert Beerbohm Tree: some memories of...
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“A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.”
“Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.”
“A charming fellow, and so clever: he models himself on me.”
“A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life.”
“Cynicism is the humour of hatred”
“I was born old and get younger every day. At present I am sixty years young.”
“A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent.”
“The only man who wasn't spoilt by being lionized was Daniel.”
“People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.”