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Max Beerbohm was an English essayist and satirist known for his wit and satirical style. His works often focused on social and cultural satire, offering profound insights into the customs of his time and the literary world.

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Famous Max Beerbohm Quotes

“But to die of laughter--this, too, seems to me a great euthanasia.”

Seems Dies Laughter Euthanasia

Book:The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

Source: The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

“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.”

Men Seems Law Nature Strength Obvious Portraits Laws Of Nature Deformity

Book:The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

Source: The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

“Not that I had any special reason for hating school. Strange as it may seem to my readers, I was not unpopular there. I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.”

May Made Reason Seems School Hate Boys Special Strange Reader Modesty Modest Oxford Insufferable

Book:Selected Prose

Source: Selected Prose

“People seem to think there is something inherently noble and virtuous in the desire to go for a walk.”

People Thinking Seems Desire Walks Walking Noble Virtuous

Book:The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

Source: The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

About the Author

Born: August 24, 1872
Died: May 20, 1956
Known for: Essayist
Quotes: 100

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