Quotes by Margot Asquith

Margot Asquith

Anglo-Scottish socialite, author, and wit

Lived from: 1864 - 1945

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

Born: 2 february 1864 Died: 28 july 1945

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  • From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.
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  • He could not see a belt without hitting below it.
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  • It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.
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  • The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. There is a perpetual interference with personal liberty over there that would not be tolerated in England for a week.
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  • 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.
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  • What a pity, when Christopher Colombus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
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What are the most famous quotes from Margot Asquith?

The two most famous quotes from Margot Asquith are:

  • "From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war."
  • "He could not see a belt without hitting below it."

When did Margot Asquith live?

Margot Asquith was born in 1864 and died in the year 1945.