Aig [F.-M. Sir Douglas
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! E. V. Lucas
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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! E. V. Lucas
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. E. V. Lucas
To set but a low value upon toast is to expose one’s deficiencies in right appreciation. E. V. Lucas
In betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking – hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past. E. V. Lucas
You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. E. V. Lucas
The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue. E. V. Lucas
Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception. E. V. Lucas
The art of life is to show your hand. E. V. Lucas
Few women and fewer men have enough character to be idle. E. V. Lucas
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. E. V. Lucas