E. V. Lucas Quotes

Aig [f.-m. Sir Douglas Haig] 'e Don't Say Much; 'e Don't, So To Say, Say Nothin'; But What 'e Don't Say Don't Mean Nothin', Not 'arf. But When 'e Do Say Something--my Gawd!

What Kind Of Life A Dog . . . Acquires. I Have Sometimes Tried To Imagine By Kneeling Or Lying Full Length On The Ground And Looking Up. The World Then Becomes Strangely Incomplete; One Sees Little But Legs.

To Set But A Low Value Upon Toast Is To Expose One's Deficiencies In Right Appreciation.

In Betting On Races, There Are Two Elements That Are Never Lacking - Hope As Hope, And An Incomplete Recollection Of The Past.

You May Lose By It Now And Then, But It Will Be A Loss Well Gained If You Do.

The French Never Allow A Distinguished Son Of France To Lack A Statue.

Nothing Is So Boring As Having To Keep Up A Deception.

The Art Of Life Is To Show Your Hand.

Few Women And Fewer Men Have Enough Character To Be Idle.

Human Nature Is Rarely So Amusing As When Trying To Get A House Off Its Hands. Women At This Task Can Be Untruthful Enough, But Their Untruth Lacks The Infusion Of Candor Which A Skillful Male Liar Can Introduce.

The Noise From Good Toast Should Reverberate In The Head Like The Thunder Of July.

The World No Doubt Is The Best Or Most Serviceable Schoolmaster; But The World's Curriculum Does Not Include Latin And Greek.